tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post8854000941879643269..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: What is your opinion worth?Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-57882493889844895832010-08-24T12:26:04.149-04:002010-08-24T12:26:04.149-04:00Someone suggested I check this post (along with yo...Someone suggested I check this post (along with your gorgeous clothes!)... you are so right on target.<br />When these posts occur I just laugh at it... I figure it comes from a sense of n'er admitted insecurity, hence the need to be right, to be looked up to. It's kind of sad really. And, uh oh, did I put foot in mouth? I have an econ background! Yikes! I apologize if so!!!<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739444209978040866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-26294772000316129092010-08-24T01:26:54.254-04:002010-08-24T01:26:54.254-04:00What everyone else said.What everyone else said.patsijeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362426384481772370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-47722454762775724122010-08-23T21:23:19.014-04:002010-08-23T21:23:19.014-04:00I'm coming a little late to the discussion. Th...I'm coming a little late to the discussion. There have been several discussions that I have just had to avoid like the plaque. There are some people who if they post on a topic, I don't bother with them. On the other hand, there are people who do post that I am always interested in their opinions or their projects or.....<br /><br />At work, we have what we call "fierce conversations" that do sometimes get heated but always filtered with respect for other's opinions.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644772042941988136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-82014566578610797122010-08-23T19:39:32.969-04:002010-08-23T19:39:32.969-04:00I love it!!! I have been lurking forever. This be...I love it!!! I have been lurking forever. This beauty made me comment out loud. So i thought why not post. You are a fabulous sewist,your work impeccable, and your style so professional and current. Great blog. I enjoy reading it almost daily.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825611769802347064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-17492896547051672822010-08-23T11:05:54.116-04:002010-08-23T11:05:54.116-04:00I totally agree with you about people being more a...I totally agree with you about people being more and more uncivil,this trend is not paticular to your country <br />Marie-Noëlle , FRANCEMarie-Noëllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572431039329904583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46333957390523800102010-08-23T08:30:13.232-04:002010-08-23T08:30:13.232-04:00After much time and tongue biting....I wonder how ...After much time and tongue biting....I wonder how insecure a person must be to need to have the only opinion and always be correct?mharveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465847449570691602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-43358467522416207252010-08-22T15:49:03.407-04:002010-08-22T15:49:03.407-04:00A person who never made a mistake never did anythi...A person who never made a mistake never did anything.<br /><br />A person who never gets a complaint, flame or criticism, has never expressed an opinion or taught.<br /><br />It's unfortunately the way of the world....in a society of freedom of speech, as many pearls are spoken as stones are thrown.<br /><br />For what you contribute here, there is no doubt that you do far more good than not, and after all: <a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/20964.html" rel="nofollow">There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result</a>!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-76310876709259913312010-08-22T05:56:42.719-04:002010-08-22T05:56:42.719-04:00If anything annoys the dickens out of me, is when ...If anything annoys the dickens out of me, is when someone spews what they think is the only way to do something. As my mom likes to say to someone that does that... " your words are not the only one that's gospel."Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688900287732221253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-64552944881486408152010-08-22T02:20:33.204-04:002010-08-22T02:20:33.204-04:00Thank you. I needed to hear these words today.Thank you. I needed to hear these words today.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509694263410735676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-36642286649054478742010-08-21T22:06:46.417-04:002010-08-21T22:06:46.417-04:00There is no excuse for being mean.There is no excuse for being mean.Karen Minturn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377823903700969884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-16392729075765646822010-08-21T16:20:00.882-04:002010-08-21T16:20:00.882-04:00I've seen some of these and kept my 2 cents ou...I've seen some of these and kept my 2 cents out too. I am appalled when people can't keep the personal out of a discussion. You've said it all. Thanks.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-35938296199288041042010-08-21T16:05:17.858-04:002010-08-21T16:05:17.858-04:00Civility is not being lost only on line; it's ...Civility is not being lost only on line; it's waning off line too. Folks who know better tend to come off as know-it-alls. In this instance, we're sewing; we're dabbling in the art of our choice. There honest is no right or wrong with sewing. There are preferred and/or tried and true methods, but without experimentation with new ways and tools, there will never be change. We're all right and yet, we're all wrong. That's the fluidity of life and sewing in particular. I love to sew. I rarely sew "by the rules." But that doesn't make it wrong :)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561070793221815069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-59527188494674700412010-08-21T14:49:20.461-04:002010-08-21T14:49:20.461-04:00Great post Carolyn and I can't believe I misse...Great post Carolyn and I can't believe I missed it until now. You have articulated why my participation in discussion forums has dropped. I do wonder about mental health issues or whatever you call these conditions where people make it their mission to offend.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-46285887199290710722010-08-21T13:31:59.409-04:002010-08-21T13:31:59.409-04:00For me, it has taken patience and practice to not ...For me, it has taken patience and practice to not become defensive when someone makes a statement I don't like yet feel strongly about. It starts with me taking a breath and not taking the bait. Anyway I know I'm doing it to myself. It has gotten much easier as I have gotten older. That said I stay away from people itching for a fight.Lozzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565513321231180210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-35272627463004174432010-08-21T11:55:41.517-04:002010-08-21T11:55:41.517-04:00You hit the nail on the head. I like to read opin...You hit the nail on the head. I like to read opinions before I buy things - Amamzon does that with book ratings and it has saved me from some bad purchases. Why can't people just express their opinion without picking on someone else? And its not just your sewing boards!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391152401051501717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-75981787680299511862010-08-21T11:20:50.820-04:002010-08-21T11:20:50.820-04:00I don't know that I have ever felt the need to...I don't know that I have ever felt the need to leave a comment. I very much enjoy your sewing creativity and blog and read it weekly. I agree with you to the nth degree. It seems that some folks believe they have a "special card" and that entitles them to do, say, act, etc, any way they see fit. They you for reminding us all that civility should not be a lost art.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810582683285591510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-19537894902636791792010-08-21T11:17:33.787-04:002010-08-21T11:17:33.787-04:00I don't know that I have ever felt the need to...I don't know that I have ever felt the need to leave a comment. I very much enjoy your sewing creativity and blog and read it weekly. I agree with you to the nth degree. It seems that some folks believe they have a "special card" and that entitles them to do, say, act, etc, any way they see fit. They you for reminding us all that civility should not be a lost art.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810582683285591510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-7434304218371633212010-08-21T09:28:33.922-04:002010-08-21T09:28:33.922-04:00P.S. I tried a muslim of that Butterick dress on ...P.S. I tried a muslim of that Butterick dress on your suggestion, and I think I'm gonna love it! Lots of good DOES come from internet sewing friends!Miasewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597551802534518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-31920577038389109592010-08-21T09:23:06.260-04:002010-08-21T09:23:06.260-04:00I like what Rose wrote about the situation. Long b...I like what Rose wrote about the situation. Long before nerds were "nerds" I was one, and had an opinion about everything! Thank God I had friends at all, but they got me to see that, while I would never want to hurt anyone's feelings ever, sometimes I did just that, because I had no tact whatsoever. With age comes wisdom, and now I keep my mouth shut as much as possible.Miasewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597551802534518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70622187144516787432010-08-21T07:20:23.407-04:002010-08-21T07:20:23.407-04:00Well said !
The one that gets me is the "I a...Well said !<br /><br />The one that gets me is the "I agree to disagree, BUT...." and repeating their opinion again and again. Just let it go people !Claire S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11825049555257941107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-68521506162683389932010-08-21T02:09:07.363-04:002010-08-21T02:09:07.363-04:00Maybe I should stay away from sewing forums, but I...Maybe I should stay away from sewing forums, but I *like* to talk about sewing. ;)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-44062198860013652432010-08-20T22:34:34.912-04:002010-08-20T22:34:34.912-04:00Well said, and I agree, although I too often get s...Well said, and I agree, although I too often get sucked into things I should just stay away from. I don't know what forum you are referencing and I don't want to know, but I wish it wouldn't happen. I've never understood this idea that someone has to be right, and I live in a family of people who all believe they have to be right all the time. There are days when I think sticking my head in the sand is an honorable path.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-22023426171740383142010-08-20T22:07:58.585-04:002010-08-20T22:07:58.585-04:00I have often wondered if the people who have to ha...I have often wondered if the people who have to have their reasoning be 100% right are not really afraid that if everyone doesn’t agree with them then their reasoning has to be wrong, so they attach with all their might anyone who doesn’t see it their way.adahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833152413044178460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-11946024618567017562010-08-20T21:18:02.890-04:002010-08-20T21:18:02.890-04:00Personally (you know, in my opinion) I don't s...Personally (you know, <i>in my opinion</i>) I don't see this as just a sewing blog issue. I see this more as a pervasive cultural trend throughout this country. I'm sure some highly educated (or at least opinionated) history-type person would tell me that these things swing about in phases, but this current "phase" of people shouting at the tops of their lungs to tell everyone else that they can only think one thought is really irritating. I mean, it's in forums, it's on the news, it's in schools, it's all over the place. I agree with you: I don't like every opinion I hear but I damned well will support people's right to say it. I wish everyone else would extend the same courtesy. You know, that pesky Constitution we have and all. Plus, just plain ol' good manners.<br /><br />(And I also have not one clue what prompted this because I stopped reading sewing blogs over two years ago for this very reason... sad, right?) <br /><br /><br />There. You can add my two cents to Gigi's. That's a good going rate.Beangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402852482784879141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-45667901449590460002010-08-20T20:44:56.755-04:002010-08-20T20:44:56.755-04:00Amen. Your post is 1000% on point with sewing and ...Amen. Your post is 1000% on point with sewing and non sewing related articles. People really have no respect for differences of opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com