I'm confused where the discussion went to me from Stuebi-
Oh. I missed a page.
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Hum. Personally, I thought the whole thing about referring Saint to...err, my name was more of an in-joke or something, like how I'm confused about Mr. Rogers (which, after a nice bit of research, gets more understandable). But I digress--Vector has a good point! (That, or the frequency to focus of posts also misses out on things; I've noted that there is a frequency of similarity to the same people who point out the same things...to some other people, but that's an aside). However I did note that others did get acknowledgement :3 Maybe in a seemingly less frequency than others, but (not in public thread), many people I've seen appreciate others who care, whether or not they are acknowledged (in public).
Maybe I misworded my point way back somewhere, where I poked at the notes towards me, wherein the note was more on the attitude inherently shown instead of the person being mentioned.
...I think I lost track of the point back there, because it seems to be in good agreement. @Vec: If I ever did something wronged to you, please say D:
Or...something something shadowed over(?) other people.like, is she even catholic? it's the Philippines so it's likely but still
Yes.
But I'm more...err, open(?)? I'm unsure what the term is, but its more like 'I'm {this religion} but I love the study of religion and their ideas.'
>_>
Like the influence on architecture.
...Nor did I take any kind of...pride(?) or something when being called a saint. I thought it was something else entirely (like, another form of 'that's a good idea' or something less...focused?)
Just clarifying ._. I'm just confused a bit, here.
A lot of people in this thread mean well but I think the dynamics of a forum thread, especially a megathread, make this a pretty crappy place for emotional support. It's doing more harm than good.
It's more on the idea that RL support is a ton better--and forum-based support is more on advice; physical support gives a ton more than forum-based, though the degree of open discourse and thought, as well as giving ideas, remain relatively equal, the former is able to assess a deeper level of understanding than the latter, given that sometimes people type their own interpretations (and very understandable given how some problems are: a mix of understanding) and some interpretations may miss out on tiny details from the origin.
That, and the presence of someone else is notably addressing many more things. To put into perspective the words of my Guidance Counselor (given that we're working in the same course, so he's like a mentor-of-sorts):
"You can't fully help others online (in the general situation). You may be friends to them--give advice, but you can't fully act like a dependable line for them; you can help them by teaching, or in the least giving orientation towards them finding help themselves, or coping with the problem. Sometimes, this provides enough for them to be able to handle it by themselves. I know you mean well, but this form of aid sometimes does not fully assess the situation they describe, and many factors come in which influence that (like language or culture or that you're interpreting it based on how they interpret it...). Another part of this, is the usual 'small talk' between people that aren't usually done online (unless you're in a chatroom or somewhat, but that's another story), as well as the mode of communication. What do you use? [text only sir] and does this efficiently cover the situation (no {sir}, because of many other forms of language like body language and continuity}. And you don't have to push into the situation you see; sometimes, people just want others to listen and are capable of handling themselves perfectly. {then I forgot the rest...but he added a note of 'depending on the situation and the degree of the problem, of course.'}
However you must make known the acknowledgement to services able to aid any sort of problem mentioned. It is good to let others know that you're there for them, but it will not be good if your wording makes it seem like you're the only ones there for them."
Paraphrased out of memory, anyway. He mentioned a lot of things which I may lack wording here. He had a point that its more on -how- things are delivered.
Though you've a point ._. There's a degree of aid which is lacking at times, either due to the technical aspect (default forum goers see 15 posts per page. If you posted a big thing at the #15th interval, while the next poster both hasn't seen or noted the previous, it may be easily lost due to most forumgoers using the new-replies part), or to the perceptive aspect: one may easily compare how others' posts are judged, then compare to their own posts...mostly a subconscious note.
Though, given the many people who do pretty much help here in many ways, its a subjective case depending on what happens during those situations of relating the ideas.
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