Online Experiences
Aching and raw
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008My life has been made more interesting, and in many ways richer, by meeting and getting to know people online. I had fun. I laughed and laughed. It was good - so good - for me.
I opened up in a way I haven’t done online before, and that was both scary and exhilarating. And yet, [...]
Online complications
Sunday, March 16th, 2008It’s so easy to misunderstand or misinterpret someone online. You can’t see their face, hear their voice, read their body language. All you have to go on is the words they say - and you have no idea of the “tone” they are using.
They could be serious. They could be joking. They could be sarcastic, [...]
The oddities of online friendships
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Maybe I’m just a traditionalist. Maybe, even after being online for 14 years, I still don’t “get” how online friendships work.
They baffle me.
One day, a certain poster is hated by another poster. He wants him BANNED. Booted from the site. Gone like “the troll he is”. The next day, they are exchanging friendly posts again, [...]
The backhanded apology
Saturday, October 6th, 2007There is no “definition” for a backhanded apology. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s the kind of apology that isn’t totally sincere, that doesn’t fully, or even partially, address or take responsibility for the offense. It’s the kind of apology that’s given while justifying the behaviour that warrants the apology, or ignoring the [...]
On Internet friendships
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007I’ve been connected to the world for 15 years. In that period of time, I’ve had many opportunities to meet people online and get to know them. Depending on the forum’s focus, I got to know some of them better than others.
I’ve made some good friends. I’ve seen friendships fade away as interests change or [...]