Post by Radrook Admin on Jun 30, 2024 19:12:36 GMT -5
Nonsensical Confusion over Multi Subject Forums?
I recently requested an opinion on how this forum could be improved, and the responder claimed total confused over not knowing what this forum is about. Strange! After all, multi-subject discussion forums are very common on the Internet. So in my response, as an example, I provided a link to one titled Conversations which is similar to mine.
The Randi discussion forum is yet another.
Well, since then, I have been pondering this rather quaint reaction, and now I am the one who is rather confused. In what way? About what? Well, about how it is even remotely possible for someone to be confused concerning what a multi-subject forum is about. After all, a brief scan of the forum's categories readily reveals that the forum covers a Variety of subjects. In this particular case, even my forum's title, "Variety Galore" clearly indicates it.
The Randi discussion forum is yet another.
Well, since then, I have been pondering this rather quaint reaction, and now I am the one who is rather confused. In what way? About what? Well, about how it is even remotely possible for someone to be confused concerning what a multi-subject forum is about. After all, a brief scan of the forum's categories readily reveals that the forum covers a Variety of subjects. In this particular case, even my forum's title, "Variety Galore" clearly indicates it.
Please note that I attempted to shrug off the rather unusual reaction as merely a matter of personal taste since I don't like to become involved in unnecessary controversies, and prefer give people the benefit of the doubt. But then, gradually and persistently, the enormity of such a claim of feeling confused began to hit me when I realized that such a reaction is similar to reading an anthology of short stories with various themes, and then glibly claiming not to know what the book was about.
Or it is tantamount to perusing a book on world history, and then proclaiming confusion because it dealt with many nations instead of just one. Or going to an art exhibition where the an artist has many styles on display, and glibly claiming confusion because the works don't focus on just one subject. Or listening to a guitarist playing in many different styles, such as flamenco, jazz, rock, saying that you don't know what his style is about.
So after considering all these examples, I more clearly understood why I immediately perceived such a reaction to my forum as being rather disturbingly abnormal. Simple! Because it makes absolutely no logical sense.
Or it is tantamount to perusing a book on world history, and then proclaiming confusion because it dealt with many nations instead of just one. Or going to an art exhibition where the an artist has many styles on display, and glibly claiming confusion because the works don't focus on just one subject. Or listening to a guitarist playing in many different styles, such as flamenco, jazz, rock, saying that you don't know what his style is about.
So after considering all these examples, I more clearly understood why I immediately perceived such a reaction to my forum as being rather disturbingly abnormal. Simple! Because it makes absolutely no logical sense.