Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble, whom I like a lot although I often disagree with him, writes that he is taking some time off from his blog because of recent personal attacks.
“These people would never say this kind of stuff face-to-face but because it’s on the Internet folks feel like they are allowed to be rude in ways they’d never think of being face-to-face….One thing I notice is that most of the rudest are anonymous.”
In my opinion, he fueled the fires by responding to these personal attacks post by post.
As other bloggers and journalists have pointed out, dealing with rude people comes with becoming highly visible. I try not to let it get me down when it happens to me.
However, I won’t publish comments from anyone who doesn’t have the balls to use their real name and a valid email address. Like grandma always told me, you can’t win an argument with an idiot.
Robert Scoble Takes His Marbles and Goes Home (for a little while)
BL Ochman | August 1, 2005 | Permanent Link | Comments (7) | TrackBack (
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Great advice!
Grandma also used to tell me something that, translated from the Russian, basically meant, “Don’t let the fuckers get you down.” She was a very wise woman.
Never argue with an idiot — he’ll just drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
When you get back to blogging I would seriously triage who you deal with and who you don’t.
As a new blogger, I really appreciated your comment to my post yesterday. I was surprised that you took the time to personally respond. That’s great PR.
I hope to keep up the dialogue. All the best.
-Adam
Funny, some people think the only person I’ll win an argument with is an idiot. Interesting – looks like the I-word sets off your comment filter.
“In my opinion, he fueled the fires by responding to these personal attacks post by post.”
Taking the bait is another way of putting this, good advice, and I hope Scoble takes it, got to be less reactionary to the attacks, I know its hard, we all suffer from the same problem at times, but the more your bite back the worse it becomes. Ignore them or thank them for their opinions without directly arguing against it.
I hope I remember my own advice, and yours, next time I’m the one who’s attacked.
BL