Poscomms, Please: Editorial
Day 2,716, 15:26
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by JackTrout
(TL/DR below)
Communication is critical to good relationships—between individuals, within and between groups, with government, across society, and between countries. If we cannot communicate well, we will not accomplish much, and the teamwork so essential to any society will be either laborious or nonexistent.
Lately, eAustralia seems to have a dearth of positive communications (or poscomms, if you share certain RL industries). Poscomms: State your position clearly, and ensure that the listener understands. Listener, ask questions until you can assure the speaker that you understand.
We don’t have to agree- but we have to understand each others’ points of view. And we have to be willing to listen to opinions different from our own.
Very few of us (absolutely including myself) have been good enough at communications lately. I am not naming, blaming, or shaming—there has been far too much of that already.
I just wanted to remind all of us about one of the universal truths about how we speak (or in this case, write) to each other:
Communication is irrevocable. Once said, nothing can be unsaid.
The corollary: If you act before speaking, your action becomes your words.
You may regret your actions or something you said. You may wish you hadn’t said or done it, and you may even be forgiven for it—but there is no taking it back. Once your words and actions are out in the world, they will always exist.
Speaking without thinking can strain the best of relationships, and leads easily to devastating rifts between individuals and groups. A bit of forethought and attention to poscomms will be absolutely required to bring eAustralia back together.
TL/DR: Let’s all try to be clearer, and be more understanding and civil to each other. Speak your truths, and listen to others. Then maybe we can start to accomplish things together. Let the true dialogue begin.
Part 2 here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/comms-2-asking-the-right-questions-2520458/1/20
Cheers-- JackTrout
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Thanks for your honesty JT. I am tired of hindsight and wishful thinking, and I want us to "get over" things. This too, is probably wishful thinking. But at least it is somewhat purposeful. 🙂
I think (with hindsight) the biggest problem we have is being absent an informed and independent media. Someone we all trust to communicate the facts of an event as they know them, and to provide their own insight to consequential effects.
This seem to be going well, JT - given the impromptu CP debate on the other channel!
That is still a dope closing pic lol. (dope = cool, in gangsta talk lol)
Whut iz thus communicationz you speakz of?
I have an image of Ali G when I read that comment
Comms of which I speak will be clearer in Part 2. 🙂
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One big problem is people acting without consulting others 😉
Yep.... but they still do....
We need it to stop on all levels and in all area's. We need a fresh start so people can move on and look towards the future.
Like accepting CS and stuff...
And starting illegal revolutions 😉
You all keep saying this, but it was not technically illegal, the vote to integrate them was a previous senate term, meaning the current senate had not made that decision and therefore it was not illegal.
The revolution was not a statement against working with BS. It was a vote for leveling that playing field. I did not and do not consider the revolution to have been illegal. You are free to disagree.
I disagree 😛
I disagree. However you try pretty it up Jack. It was a statement against BS and illegal.
Agree. Also: who need clarification must ask for that, before assume faster and sometimes wrong interpretation. Be all more elastic, try to write clear and ask for feedback before appoint others of some relevant position.
This is a bilingual game, if someone does use a colloquial saying or words, if unsure just ask. I know someone asked about my shorten name of Mongoosier, which is better then thinking the wrong thing.
Read it, by vasco 😃
Just for clarity, I will happily answer to:
Mongoosier, M, MG, Mong, 'Goosie, The Goosier, The Mong, Mongo Jerry, M to the muthaflippin' G, The Mighty Toad, The Toad of Eternal Justice, Oi You, Tw*tmonkey and Dumbarse.
Trust that clarifies 😃
Im only a new player here. A year old today.
However this has been the way its been the whole time i have been here.
Well then, we have some work to do. Stay tuned for Part 2... And HGameB!