In a message dated 2/16/0 9:23:35 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< replying...... to the list is the seeming eagerness to take a phrase or
part of a reply or someone's experience and, with a sense of superiority,
attack the position with an air of, "whoever would do such a thing" or
"whoever would say (or think)
such a thing," Or "Have you read the standards of practice of our
organization?".........this personal criticism of working style or personal
experiences in one's work. ......>>
writers of the type of post described above may be: professionally
inexperienced, or emotionally immature, or strongly opinionated, or lacking
self-confidence or self-esteem, or impulsive, or passionate but negatively
impatient with what they percieve as inexcusable ignorance, or just in a Bad
Mood that day, or unintentionally amusing.
i like most of the spirited debate that occurs on lactnet. yes, it does
sometimes cross a line and you feel for the person that a harsh/poorly
worded/personal attack reply is directed toward. if a reply of the above type
is offensive to a reader, it may be helpful to just ignore these types of
replys, or talk yourself out of taking them personally. or treat them as you
would elderly person - poor thing doesn't know any better, or an unknowing
child, ripe for learning from the examples of other posters who reply
appropriately/constructively.
hopefully lactnetters are not stiffeled or intimadated by these types of
replys.
idea for an ilca session: "the productive debate".
lactnet can provide opportunities for professional growth, not only in
practice, but also in areas of interpersonal working relationships and
professional communication and debate.
Debbie
Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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