Post #292433 by Queen Kamehameha on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 2:19 PM

Just a thought in General....

The internet is a wonderful place to meet and discuss and share, the issue is you can never see facial expressions and sometimes its hard to get a point accross without being insulting or demeaning. This is especially true when you don't know the people you are talking too.

I think in general to come on to a new site and meet some new friends and be part of a community, like any community, you don't move in with guns a blazing. I was new to this community at one time and still am on many levels, respect, listen more, then talk. Learn the members before presenting an opinion is importantas well. Also, it's important to note that in a creative setting as this one is, there are more "lurkers" then posters, and posting such as what happened here will undoubtedly make those lurkers , lurk more and never post. And that is a slow death to any community, involment is key. This is a personnel creative post where people should feel comfortable to post what ever they make, they shouldn't have to worry about offending anyone.

I have found Gmans works inspiring and his constant posting have made it easier and less scary for some of us to try new things. I would never have even started if it wasn't for this site and the carvers like G, Benz, Tama, Paipo,BK and all the others..I am learning to carve and many of the picture I have seen I don't know all the meanings of. Is it wrong? How would I know? Do I need to research everything before trying it? Do I need permission?

One last note, internet etiquet states one should always PM a person privately before a public post, that's just common curtesy as well.

Just my .02 cents,

Amy

[ Edited by: Queen Kamehameha 2007-03-16 14:22 ]