Quotes in Posts...Once and for all

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Brothers and sisters...there is a theme that I notice that occurs quite often in some threads that I felt compelled to discuss directly with a new thread instead of my recent posts in hopes that more will read it and get it.

Often there are times where we make certain statements, comments and obviously opinions in posts which another user will quote in their post and then make a reply based on those statements, comments and opinons. Too many of you take these replies based on the quotes from your post as if they are a personal response like an email to you. I can at least speak for myself and say that if I quote any of your material from a post...its not personal and if I am directing a comment towards you, there will be no mistake about it being I will use your username first. When I use comments like "you" I mean all of us as in emergency services. When I say "us" that means all of us...not a username or agency. There are several other posters on site that are similiar in my nature, tone and scary enough...personality. They are not replying to you..they are replying in general as if we are all in one big room and they have the stage to lecture on a topic.

If I have that big of a problem with you...you won't even hear from me. I don't have time for that stuff or people like that, life is entirely too short.

So for some of you...relax...its not personal. Most of us don't even know each other and some of you take this stuff way to personal.

So now do some of you get it?????