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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (95272)	10/6/2012 11:35:14 AM
From: Joseph Silent	Respond to of 219648

I think it's both odd and interesting how much of this happens. Unless people have extraordinary patience, (and apparently few do), the tendency is to let one's ego do its thing, and for one to go off the deep end rather quickly. I try to be watchful when that sensation arises and after a while you learn to smile at it if you catch it early enough. I have never put anyone on ignore, recommend good posts somewhat rarely, and find it hard to offend someone, except possibly (unintentionally) when I tease. On the other hand I can ask focused questions in the process of learning, though I also do this rarely. In that process I sometimes say what is on my mind, as politely as I can. There must be a disconnect between what I think I am saying and how it is read because I got my first ban ever today. Unless one is dealing with insanity or harassment, bans are both silly and cruel because you remove the capacity for explanation/communication. My perception is that when someone (an ignoring person, a moderator) fears a psychological loss of some kind, just as happens in off-board interaction, there is a reaction. That loss is justified by reasoning. All I can conclude is that there is so much room for error while thinking, feeling, emotional beings with very different levels of ego-investment interact with one another in this way. One will recognize this in interaction with close friends or family. J :)