The DIP Process

[Jonathan Marler]

On Saturday, 2 March 2019 at 22:42:55 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 3/2/2019 1:50 AM, Jonathan Marler wrote:
>> Out of all the things I said...you chose to respond to this?
>
> I've been on forums for several decades. I've done the 
> point-by-point responses endlessly. They never result in 
> understanding nor resolution. They just spawn another 
> point-by-point riposte, which demands another point-by-point 
> response, which goes on and on until someone gives up from 
> sheer exhaustion. Few forum readers ever seem to read these 
> chains, either.
>
> Instead, I choose to respond to what seems like the overarching 
> point of the message. It seems to work better.

>
> > you don't realize what you're actually doing
>
> Please maintain professional demeanor.

Oh sorry, how would I say that statement in a more professional 
demeanor? I genuinely wasn't sure whether or not you were are of 
this pattern. I admit one of my weaknesses is not always knowing 
how to say something in the most tactful way. I find people are 
more sensitive than myself so I have a hard time knowing when 
I've said something insensitive, or how to say it in a way that's 
more tactful. How could I have said that in a professional manner?