Comments on: Questions are better than assumptions

By: 5 things people assume about others online at The Reasoner

5 things people assume about others online at The Reasoner — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:41:36 +0000

[...] can be many chances of misunderstanding things. While one of the best things to do online is to question things before assuming something, many people simply prefer assuming and stereotyping things instead of finding out the [...]

By: My Response to My MyBiggestComplaint Complaint and Assumptions at The Reasoner

My Response to My MyBiggestComplaint Complaint and Assumptions at The Reasoner — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:34:26 +0000

[...] Thanks for reading my complaint over at mybiggestcomplaint.com . Did you read the last part of my comment above? I clearly stated that I was happy that my complaint was posted; the screenshot was posted in case my complaint wasn’t approved. That screenshot gives MyBiggestComplaint more advantage, as I show that even though I am doubting something, something else is clearly a very good thing. Why would you consider it “calling out” someone when the admins themselves don’t think it was calling out someone? I wasn’t thinking of that. I actually congratulated the admins in my comment above, saying that they did approve my complaint and that such services rock that allow complaints of their own service. I have a character where if I see something positive or something doubtful in my own assumption, I will point it out. I don’t like criticizing someone completely if I can avoid it. Is it a bad thing to ever talk about doubts or good intentions about someone when questioning the motives of something or that someone? It seems that even if I doubt myself or appreciate something about MyBiggestComplaint, some people think that what I am and was arguing originally should never be argued; am I being expected to be 100% critical and not doubtful at all. Should I be criticizing MyBiggestComplaints on all levels and everything possible, since it seems that doing or saying anything nice is taken out of proportion without any doubt, even though my own initial post sends a lot of doubt to anyone who reads it because I start the post itself by saying clearly that I am questioning a lot of things and that I may be wrong. I like questioning things before assuming; that is why my entire assumptions are based on questions. Like I said before, questions are better than assumptions. [...]

By: Bes

Bes — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:06:20 +0000

Chau, it is strange how such an assumption can make people who hear it feel different things, isn’t it?

You are right. It is indeed very hard to write everything out to make sure no one gets offended, since people can assume a lot of things and people can also assume a lot of things because of what others assume about them. On your blog, I can see how it can sometimes be easy to assume things based on what you write and what your readers say in their comments about the things you write.

By: Chau

Chau — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:50:29 +0000

Wow, that’s crazy about the assumption for a table for 2…

But yeah, it’s hard to write EVERYTHING out in your blog because you don’t know what people can assume! Different people assume different things… Like 1 sentence can have multiple meanings, which sucks! LOL. That’s why I HATE that fact when I’m writing my blogs. LOL.