Thread: Etiiquitte - To speak or not to speak

Originally Posted by WW243

Even though I'm sure you can't afford it, I will give you first right of refusal Ed if I ever decide to 'move up.' I'll do that as soon as I find out were up is.

If you can let me know the weight of the steel only I will calculate what I am prepared to pay.

What happened to this thread?

Originally Posted by rolodave

What happened to this thread?

Derailment specialists!

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I'd probably not say anything at all. Sometimes the absence of praise from a respected person is damning enough. I use it a lot with my students and my dog. Works better than treats.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I'd probably not say anything at all. Sometimes the absence of praise from a respected person is damning enough. I use it a lot with my students and my dog. Works better than treats.

James.

Commission by Omission?

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I'd probably not say anything at all. Sometimes the absence of praise from a respected person is damning enough. I use it a lot with my students and my dog. Works better than treats.

James.

Having frequently been on the receiving end of the absence of praise, I proclaim this method as demonic.
So you might have a descending list: Praise, damning with feint praise, and absence of praise. If someone posts their idea of the most excellent Kustom Razor, one could enthusiastically praise one small feature e.g., that pin on the pivot end on the show side of the razor is particularly well done. I would never employ this method though, because it's stoopid.

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Was praise absent enough from my last post.
Surely it is important to post your lack of praise just so the person knows that you aren't praising it instead of simply having missed the thread entirely.
You may even want to quote them so they know it is them you aren't praising, see next post for an example.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Was praise absent enough from my last post.
Surely it is important to post your lack of praise just so the person knows that you aren't praising it instead of simply having missed the thread entirely.
You may even want to quote them so they know it is them you aren't praising, see next post for an example.

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