New blog guidelines
I’m pretty un-fascist, as a rule (ha-ha)…but sometimes a good guideline or five goes a long way to circumvent the communication breakdowns that inevitably happen when conversation is not being done face to face. With that in mind, I propose these two, no three, guidelines (notice I didn’t use the word “rules”) for posts and comments on Addison Road:
1. Assume the best of intentions of everybody.
2. Think about what your words will sound like to the person to whom you are writing or responding BEFORE you hit “Submit.”
3. Don’t assume much more than the best of intentions of everybody – Addison Road writers and readers come pre-packaged with a wide, wide myriad of backgrounds, beliefs, neuroses, hidden agendas, even-more-hidden-itchy rashes, and issues.
I think if we follow these guidelines, there will be world peace and an end to poverty. And also more re-runs of Friends.
michael lee 7:44 pm on 19 September 2005 Permalink
I hereby pledge to abide by the above rules.
Except with Chad. I will always assume that guy is an ass.
Chad 8:15 pm on 19 September 2005 Permalink
I hereby pledge to not understand what Aly is talking about. I also pledge to vascillate wildly between deep seated cynicism and bitter irony to euphoric sincerity and earnestness. I promise that you will not be forwarned as to which post falls into which category, and that whatever you think is incorrect and will be met with rebuke. I also promise to comment in anger and then feel guilty about it afterwards. I do also solemnly swear to continue to be an ass. Any and all misunderstandings must be healed with God’s grace and beer.
Morphea 8:08 am on 20 September 2005 Permalink
[shiver] Oh, gods, Chad. You sound like me but not in a kidding way. [furiously dialing up her therapist]
Anyone up for a pitcher? Of beer, I mean. Some Grace wouldn’t kill me, either.
Cerise
Morphea 8:09 am on 20 September 2005 Permalink
I mean, you described me with the funny bits left out. Sh*t.
Morphea 8:34 am on 20 September 2005 Permalink
[heaves a sigh] Oh, very well. I would like to say that I’m a hurricane of righteous social indignation and resolve to keep storming around sticking to my (blazing) guns, but I’m almost never righteous about anything (now included) and in my old age I’m finding that staying in love with my friends has officially gotten more important than generating drama, which is what I was doing. Sorry. After a comfort breakfast of strawberry pop-tarts with sprinklies and coffee Aly-style (sludge) I have seen the light and gotten sick enough of my own nonsense to apologize for my immoderate temper.
Besides, hurricanes aren’t very popular in this country right now anyway.
So. Morphea pledges to write a little slower and everything else Her Graciousness listed off.
Cerise
Addison Road 12:34 am on 21 September 2005 Permalink
[...] Now remember when I promised to continue to post in anger and then feel guilty about it? Well… that’s what I did. I was pretty funny, but… in my post.. said in no uncertain terms that I felt that most of the talkbackers were full of this word. Now, because of hot headed young men from Southern California who often pelt her site with obscenity, all talkbacks are held for Ingrid’s approval. As I mentioned before, I always feel guilty after I unleash anger upon anyone, so I sent her an email asking her to please disregard my posts. It wasn’t quite an apology, but it was close as we were gonna get. [...]