19-Sep-2010, 03:10 PM
Hey
This is a question to all you guys, especially admins.
I posted the pope's speech and Dawkin's reply and there was instant backlash. I handled it the best I could, tried to be impersonal and so on. But one guy, kept ranting and I finished it with blocking him from my facebook profile.
My point of posting this thread are these.
1) How do you handle people who wont listen to reason. Especially one that keeps insisting in making personal remarks and not argue about the issue at all. This applies to face to face, chat, phone conversations and everything. Each medium of communication has its own advantages and drawbacks in the topic of an argument.
I'm a little sad at the fact that after all this was over, he sent me a mail which I quote
The post is http://www.facebook.com/mohan.karthik#!/...4449145595 if you want to see what I'm talking about.
For those who arent yet a facebook contact of mine, send me a request. ;). Its about time anyway.
2) What do you feel about promoting free thought on an open forum like facebook. Should it be a come and get it if you want, like Nirmukta, or should we go out and actively pursue promoting free though. If so, what are the best ways to do so. Is it alright to delete a post which is trollish. (In the sense that I'm the author of the wall post and someone distracts the audience reading it). I might get more questions as people reply, so looking forward to the replies.
This is a question to all you guys, especially admins.
I posted the pope's speech and Dawkin's reply and there was instant backlash. I handled it the best I could, tried to be impersonal and so on. But one guy, kept ranting and I finished it with blocking him from my facebook profile.
My point of posting this thread are these.
1) How do you handle people who wont listen to reason. Especially one that keeps insisting in making personal remarks and not argue about the issue at all. This applies to face to face, chat, phone conversations and everything. Each medium of communication has its own advantages and drawbacks in the topic of an argument.
I'm a little sad at the fact that after all this was over, he sent me a mail which I quote
Quote:You cant answer all questions can you.Do you catch this early, if the debate is going to be productive or not and cut it short by walking out? Is that the way to save and not terribly end a friendship (distant as it may have been). I kept hoping that he would start at least listening to my arguments.
Fuck yourself and fuck darwin. Dont send me mails you jerk.
The post is http://www.facebook.com/mohan.karthik#!/...4449145595 if you want to see what I'm talking about.
For those who arent yet a facebook contact of mine, send me a request. ;). Its about time anyway.
2) What do you feel about promoting free thought on an open forum like facebook. Should it be a come and get it if you want, like Nirmukta, or should we go out and actively pursue promoting free though. If so, what are the best ways to do so. Is it alright to delete a post which is trollish. (In the sense that I'm the author of the wall post and someone distracts the audience reading it). I might get more questions as people reply, so looking forward to the replies.