Forum Reflection
When posting to an online public forum, there is a responsibility that the users can either take or disregard completely. On the gun control forum that my group decided to use, there was a mixture of both responsible, well-mannered users, and disrespectful internet “trolls”. When I first went in to post my opinions on gun control, I thoroughly expected to get more of the later user responding. What was interesting, though, was that I was pleasantly surprised. Of all of my three posts, I didn’t get a single hateful comment or insult thrown my way. It’s somewhat sad that I lhad such low expectations, but with the other posts in the forum, it was hard to have high expectations. Many of the reply chains were really just chains …show more content…
I found this to be interesting because it goes to show how important it is to be responsible in what you say on online discussion forums, because what you say affects how to conversation goes. When I say “responsible” I mean posting things that are civil and well thought out, but still giving new ideas and opinions. If more people posted like this, online discussion forums could be fantastic idea generators with civil debates that help to shape viewpoints and come to consensus for …show more content…
I also would have broken it up into multiple posts, because my original post was over 500 words, and it seemed too long for the discussion forum. I think breaking it up into two post that hit on two different gun control issues could have made my writing more concise as well, because I felt like my original post was a bit long-winded. Other than that, I thought my post was well-received in the forum, and that it was a nice break from some of the other arguments taking place. My perception definitely did change on how online forums worked, because before I thought that they were mainly filled with internet “trolls” who were just posting to be mean and get a laugh, but I realized that the internet can be a good place to have these discussion forums. It’s so nice to have grown up in a world where I have so many resources right at my fingertips, and now I know that I can find different perspectives online too. I think that the internet has opened up this amazing way to talk to people that you may never meet in real life, and as long as both parties are mutually respectful and polite, it can be a great place for
When posting to an online public forum, there is a responsibility that the users can either take or disregard completely. On the gun control forum that my group decided to use, there was a mixture of both responsible, well-mannered users, and disrespectful internet “trolls”. When I first went in to post my opinions on gun control, I thoroughly expected to get more of the later user responding. What was interesting, though, was that I was pleasantly surprised. Of all of my three posts, I didn’t get a single hateful comment or insult thrown my way. It’s somewhat sad that I lhad such low expectations, but with the other posts in the forum, it was hard to have high expectations. Many of the reply chains were really just chains …show more content…
I found this to be interesting because it goes to show how important it is to be responsible in what you say on online discussion forums, because what you say affects how to conversation goes. When I say “responsible” I mean posting things that are civil and well thought out, but still giving new ideas and opinions. If more people posted like this, online discussion forums could be fantastic idea generators with civil debates that help to shape viewpoints and come to consensus for …show more content…
I also would have broken it up into multiple posts, because my original post was over 500 words, and it seemed too long for the discussion forum. I think breaking it up into two post that hit on two different gun control issues could have made my writing more concise as well, because I felt like my original post was a bit long-winded. Other than that, I thought my post was well-received in the forum, and that it was a nice break from some of the other arguments taking place. My perception definitely did change on how online forums worked, because before I thought that they were mainly filled with internet “trolls” who were just posting to be mean and get a laugh, but I realized that the internet can be a good place to have these discussion forums. It’s so nice to have grown up in a world where I have so many resources right at my fingertips, and now I know that I can find different perspectives online too. I think that the internet has opened up this amazing way to talk to people that you may never meet in real life, and as long as both parties are mutually respectful and polite, it can be a great place for