{"id":421,"date":"2005-12-18T23:07:22","date_gmt":"2005-12-18T17:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravikiran.com\/2005\/12\/18\/a-note-on-tone\/"},"modified":"2005-12-18T23:07:22","modified_gmt":"2005-12-18T17:37:22","slug":"a-note-on-tone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ravikiran.com\/blog\/classic\/200512\/a-note-on-tone\/","title":{"rendered":"A note on tone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, we’ve been accused of condescension – this time it is by The Longest Comment Ever In The Indian Blogosphere<\/a>. As the condescendingest Cartelian, I am tempted to simply link<\/a> to what I had said on the subject some time back.
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\nBut seriously, I find this arguing over the tone of posts pointless. I am not concerned with the tone when others write about me, and I find it bewildering when others get upset over the tone. I am not out to insult you. I am just concerned with getting my arguments out in the best manner possible, and a slightly combative tone works best because it gets the reader interested. I don’t hurl insults, or “label” people. I don’t talk about people’s hidden motives etc. I am only concerned with answering your best argument with mine. Angry people don’t give out their best arguments, so please don’t get angry. <\/p>\n

I have comments enabled, but I realised some time back that I don’t need to “win” every single debate that goes on there right there. I sometimes simply walk away from that debate because I’ve said all that there is to be said. Sometimes I take the debate to another post, sometimes I don’t. If I don’t, it might mean anything, including that I am short of time or that I am bored or not in a mood to do so. You are at liberty to think that it is because I know that I’d lose the argument. I don’t care all that much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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