Thread: Different PC Posting Philosophies
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Old Sep 11, 2011, 09:03 PM
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When I first came to Psych Central I posted to people directly but in generalities, to try and fit in and also have my posts apply to more readers. I was condemned harshly And I was informed by the "concensus" that I was to make "I statement" so that it didn't sound like I was being authoritative.

So then I began making posts with "I statements"... and was promptly regarded as an arrogant snert who was so conceited she always put herself first and in the poster's position.

What to do? I stayed anyway.
hmmm, JD, perhaps post in the third person?
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