My bottom line: Let's all strive be civil at all times, but
understand that internet lists tend to be less polite than we would be in
person.
I am mostly a lurker on ridecamp. although I know a
lot about horses and horse camping, I am not yet an "endurance rider" :o) I do
say something if I think I can contribute.
The first ride I went to, I impromptu volunteered
at and asked everybody their name. I told several people that I wanted to put
some faces with names from ridecamp. Multiple people blushed, muttered something
about ridecamp being a place people let off steam, or did not act the way
they do in person, or they hoped I didn't judge them by how they
talked on ridecamp, etc. Then several of them avoided me,lol. So I quit
mentioning ridecamp at real rides. Some of you are really really nice in person,
polite, helpful, friendly. I choose to think that you are really that nice
person who gets a little carried away on ridecamp. The alternative would be to
blieve that you are that grouchy person who just fakes it in person.
lol "you" meaning if you think it applies to you it prob. does.
:o)
april
back to lurking
maybe people will start remebering me when they
meet me at a ride now,lol
