phyncke

I have been reading tonight and a few of the posts and issues, in the graphics world and a specific post on my friends list tonight (within the LOTR fandom), have made me reflect on the nature of this whole online communication thing, social networking and all that. I just want to remind people and all of you here that there are PEOPLE on the other end of these computers and to think before you post snark, wank, gossip, rants about specific people on your journals.

I was always raised to think of the other person before I said something or did something that might hurt their feelings. In this online medium it is easy to forget that out there, somewhere in the world there is another person reading those words you have typed on here and if you mean to be mean, you ARE being mean and you just hurt someone. Words can slay and words can hurt. Most of us here are writers and can be really be effective with language. Let's not turn our talents on each other.

Don't forget the person out there.

I am really sobered by what I am reading here on the journals. Just don't forget.

Don't forget.

*side note: No one said anything about me. So this is not about me personally.*
*edit: one thing was misunderstood but this post stands in general*