2007 Human Psyche Study on Blog Behavior

Often when folks participate on Blogs they take the issues personally and enjoy discussing them from their perspective. Perhaps this gives them a voice that they might not have otherwise. Indeed people tend to be more willing to type opinions into a computer system such as an online Blog; opinions which otherwise would not be uttered in conversation, as they would not wish to offend.

These two dynamics of opinion giver and the participant taking things personal are ever present. Often offenders may not mean to offend or sometimes they might, either way the disrespected person whether intentional or not seeks a revenge of words.

Many people say that participants should not take things personally and even ask; Is there any way you cannot take Blog comments personal? Well, this is an interesting thoughts? Is it not a person’s nature to defend their position and point of view? If we ask folks not to defend themselves are we also not suggesting that we destroy the individual for the benefit of the whole or delete the individual for the politically correct masses? If so, how can you expect innovation and cater to a group of creative individuals.

Generally Blogs are used to discuss opinion, concepts or ideas in the first place, all of which folks will have thoughts to consider or even points of contention. Often Blogs or Internet Forums will post rules of conduct and sometimes these rules get rather long. Of course they are meant to prevent conflict and personal attacks.

Now then when lists of rules get too long the system breaks down as people are afraid to speak up and discuss their point of view, for fear of offending or violating the rules. The truth is the average human would forget the long list of rules as soon as they read them (attention span-dummying down theory). Therefore a large list of rules serves no purpose other than making people so ultra careful that they do not enjoy the thinking process or blog posting or it simply inhibits participation. Thus what good was served in making the incessant rules list?

And realize, I am merely using common sense here, thinking without the boundaries of the Box (Blog, Blob) and discussing my thoughts on this subject. Please do not get offended at truth from my POV? And to that point please use this article for discussion purposes to propel thought in 2007.

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