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Lessons From a Darkwalker
Written by: Rikeshar
Date: Saturday, July 9th, 2005
Addressed to: Everyone
Lesson 1: When writing a mean letter/post/text to someone, try to sound
educated.
- Don't use slang words, or abbreviate when writing to someone. Words
like "dat" instead of "that" or typing "u" or "ur" instead of "you are"
or "your" or "you're" only makes you sound illiterate.
Lesson 2: Select your sources carefully, they can and will be used
against you.
- Using hearsay against someone is NOT advisable. Not only does using an
outside source as the fuel for you argument undermine everything you say
after that, but often times the information is faulty. How good does it
make you look when you make accusations against someone that have no
basis in truth?
Lesson 3: Select your words carefully, they too can and will be used
against you.
- Make sure you know the definitions of the words you use. Using the
wrong word in the wrong place can make you look VERY uneducated.. Also,
becareful what words you sling around, nothing else will get the
oppositon hostile faster than being unselective with your language.
Lesson 4: Know when and where is the right time and place to push the
argument past conservative to full blown hostile.
- Coming out of the gate at full speed will only cause you to lose steam
earlier, giving your opposition the opening they need to strike. Don't
begin cursing, ranting and raving right away. It will immediatly cause
the opposition to shut out any and everything else you have to say, and
instead of possibly solving something, the engagement will end in
immature name calling and the like.
Lesson 5: Have a goal in the argument, rather than entering into it
blindly.
- You had better have a good reason to start a verbal engagement with
someone. You can believe that your opposition will be more than willing
to defend themselves, and if you are the one who ends up stuttering
excuses in response to the other person's replies, you will quickly lose
your ground.
Final Remarks:
Choose your battles, choose your words, and drive the argument in the
direction you want. Anything less will leave you groundless and looking
like a fool.
Penned by my hand on the 8th of Mayan, in the year 396 AF.
Lessons From a Darkwalker
Written by: Rikeshar
Date: Saturday, July 9th, 2005
Addressed to: Everyone
Lesson 1: When writing a mean letter/post/text to someone, try to sound
educated.
- Don't use slang words, or abbreviate when writing to someone. Words
like "dat" instead of "that" or typing "u" or "ur" instead of "you are"
or "your" or "you're" only makes you sound illiterate.
Lesson 2: Select your sources carefully, they can and will be used
against you.
- Using hearsay against someone is NOT advisable. Not only does using an
outside source as the fuel for you argument undermine everything you say
after that, but often times the information is faulty. How good does it
make you look when you make accusations against someone that have no
basis in truth?
Lesson 3: Select your words carefully, they too can and will be used
against you.
- Make sure you know the definitions of the words you use. Using the
wrong word in the wrong place can make you look VERY uneducated.. Also,
becareful what words you sling around, nothing else will get the
oppositon hostile faster than being unselective with your language.
Lesson 4: Know when and where is the right time and place to push the
argument past conservative to full blown hostile.
- Coming out of the gate at full speed will only cause you to lose steam
earlier, giving your opposition the opening they need to strike. Don't
begin cursing, ranting and raving right away. It will immediatly cause
the opposition to shut out any and everything else you have to say, and
instead of possibly solving something, the engagement will end in
immature name calling and the like.
Lesson 5: Have a goal in the argument, rather than entering into it
blindly.
- You had better have a good reason to start a verbal engagement with
someone. You can believe that your opposition will be more than willing
to defend themselves, and if you are the one who ends up stuttering
excuses in response to the other person's replies, you will quickly lose
your ground.
Final Remarks:
Choose your battles, choose your words, and drive the argument in the
direction you want. Anything less will leave you groundless and looking
like a fool.
Penned by my hand on the 8th of Mayan, in the year 396 AF.