We Would Do Well To Remember

[pith43]

I agree Treo

+1 I try to approach the internet as I would in real life. I speak the truth as I see it, I respect another guys opinion if it is different (even though he is wrong). If I dont' know something I admit it or just stay out of the way. If things get stupid and the shouting and name calling start, I usually just bow out and let them fight it out.

Most of the times in my life that someone changed the way I think about things, came from people who dissented with me in a quit, non threatning way. I, like most people, tend to shut out people who are brash and loud in their opposition. I also know that I'm usually not going to change the mind of someone who has their's made up already, my arguments are best suited for those riding the fence.

As for spelling, I have Webster's bookmarked at the front of my favorites. I sometimes still mispell, but usually from "fat fingers" and not proof reading what I type. I also try to remember that reading type is a very analitical process. Even though we have the little smilies to use, human communication uses hundreds of non verbal methods in a ftf conversation. I tend to have a very dry humor, which can get completely lost in type.

 

[Vertigo]

@Titan6

Thanks, as soon as I have another 'uncomfortable' question, I will
sure know who to ask

greetz and take care,

V.

 

[ServiceSoon]

Amen Treo.

 

[shooting4life]

+1 to the OP. I think this needed to be said. Turning people away from the gun culture now when they are finally joining would be just silly.

On that note, if you find someone who is asking questions about buying their first gun, offer to take them to a range. Our cause, RKBA, is won person by person and not by flashy TV commercials; everyone should keep that in mind when working with new gun owners.

 

[edSky]

I started by going to a gun shop and up front told them I had only fired .22 rifles as a kid, but wanted to explore sidearms. I owe a lot to Chuck, the man behind the counter, to take the time to give me a brief intro. It's probably a lot harder to do online because we can't see each other and don't know who is being sincere.

(Email and postings are so black and white that it is easy to have a misundertanding due to word choice, etc. I've been accused, and accused others at work, of yelling or being upset or what have you in an email when that wasn't what was meant. Face to face conversations work because we can judge a lot with loudness, speed, posture, etc.)

For example, I never really got the whole SA/DA functioning of a firearm.

Me neither, until my friend explained the way his CZ 75 and its decocking mechanism worked. It's one of those things that Wikipedia doesn't explain as well as a friend.

This is a good site for learning things.

 

[Carlos Cabeza]

Absolutely well stated Treo !

I have heard some Q's that I couldn't possibly understand where they came from. Sometimes it is difficult to answer without sounding condescending. I am as guilty as any but I try to remember I was also a "greenie" once.

Where spelling is concerned I don't point it out to anyone. On the 'net, it has nothing to do with the validity of the OP's questions or statements.

Once you understand that the web is just the "web", you sift through the chaff and find the grains of truth that make it worth it.

I know a CEO/ Owner of a multi-million dollar corporation that if it weren't for computers, you couldn't read a single word of his handwriting. He knows what "legible" means, he just can't write it legible.

I also like what Mr. SuperNaut added to the thead. Much truth in that post.