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Originally posted by Stormcrow
Why do people take forum comments so personally?
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Because words typed and displayed on screen generally can't convey nuance.
Also, a lot of people seem to get confused by IF...THEN... (ELSE) type of posts i.e. IF this applies to you THEN do X (ELSE) completely forget it since it doesn't apply to you - and they get hung up on the "do X" part, and never get to the "forget it" part.
The problem is that it's hard to see another way of posting what I would call a "gentle warning" when I don't know anything at all about the other person or what their intentions are...