QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

i know it is sometimes hard to tell what people mean from an email (or message board) but I read so many posts where the original posters topic becomes so diluted, that their question is not even being answered anymore (or the topic has been driven WAY off course.)

This phenomenon interests me to no end. Am I the only freak that notices this stuff? and why do you ladies think this happens?

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

I definitely notice this! I think part of the reason this happens is because of the 'tone' of the post. When a person speaks, you can usually understand what is being asked because of the tone. However on a message board, I may think that I am being witty and lighthearted, but others see it as rude, etc.

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

I was thinking JUST THAT when I read the answers to what you posted yesterday...people dont read carefully thats what it is...it happens to all of us though...

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

I love that you added clarification to the question from yesterday-

but if I hate hose then wouldn't it stand to reason that I would go sans hose even with strappy shoe mid winter???

but Yes Jess-it is funny how the posts change.

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

yes you are a freak.....kidding

i think what happens is something see something that another poster has written and takes that to another level...make sense? why it happens i don't know....just the nature of liw i guess

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

I notice it, too. Sometimes I'm guilty of that but I try to go back to change my response when I catch it.

But even if you (I mean the general you here) post again to clarify your question, everyone responds to all of the other posts and it's easy for the first question to be lost in all of the 'conversation.'

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

Yes.. This is usually how drama starts. Someone asks something, someone answers something different and then it flies off from there and no one even remembers what the original post was even about.

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

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Posted by tracy2246

I love that you added clarification to the question from yesterday-

but if I hate hose then wouldn't it stand to reason that I would go sans hose even with strappy shoe mid winter???

but Yes Jess-it is funny how the posts change.

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I see what you are saying...but really what I was asking was would you freeze for fashion...in hindsight, I suppose the way I just worded it now was better- but it kind of became a hose bashing LOL.

anyway, I wasn't only speaking of my post yesterday- I see it happen a lot.

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Posted by smm2675

yes you are a freak.....kidding

i think what happens is something see something that another poster has written and takes that to another level...make sense? why it happens i don't know....just the nature of liw i guess

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LOL- believe me I know it!

yeah- kind of like a snowball effect.

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

and PS - i've noticed that its the random bride to be that causes the drama. you know the one? she has like 4 posts and just decides that she's going to start disagreeing with anything anyone says just because...that pisses me off - but usually if you ignore them, tehy go away.

Re: QOTD_ do you guys find it interesting how a topic question can be misinterpreted to a certain extent, and sometimes changed COMPLETELY by certain answers?

You're definitely not the only freak!!!

I think it happens because some people start answering other people's posts and take things personally or take offense to it. Also, you really can't tell how the person meant the post, as Hollie said, the 'tone' is not known.