Ok so I got into a flame war with another poster on here about my response to a pre-nursing question, and it left me wondering a few things.
Do you come here for real answers, as harsh as they may be, to get a realistic idea of where you stand in the dog eat dog world of pre-nursing?
or
Do you come here for answers that make you reassured of your standings, even if that assurance in false?
I have seen alot of its ok there is still a chance posts on here. Are we really helping anyone with comments like that? I feel like it just perpetuates mistakes that could otherwise be corrected early on with a great chance of sucess. Am I wrong in this thinking, does this way of thought show less compassion???
Please help me understand why so many people shy from reality.
No one is shying from the reality. Your previous post was rude...You need to learn how to read context clues, and you should also work on your own writing instead trying to be a grammar police because you suck at doing both.
Wow I just can't get away from you jokers:jester:, but since you came I'll remind you that I wasn't being the grammar police, I was pointing out a few issues with the OP's over all package and used (admittedly incorrectly) sarcasm in part of my response. My intent was not to nickle and dime her on her vocab, structure, grammar or lack there of but to really to incite her to do Volunteer work and be aware of the need to have her letters/applications checked over before she submits them, as both of those things are much easier to do then improving GPA:idea:.
Many times its in how you phrase your "reality." For instance,we all know that some people can tell you to take a hike and you ask "how far?" Yet, there are others (like me) who are blunt - sometimes it comes across okay but I always re-read my posts and think how it could be interpreted.
So...I don't think its a case of posters not wanting to hear reality but rather how the reality is phrased.
Personally....I prefer blunt. Life is far to short to beat around the bush.
If you didn't want to invole the other post then why did you write about it? You wrote right in there I just had "flame war" (whatever the hell that is) in your post. Just give it up already-of course people are going to say yes they want to hear the truth-who doesn't-but if they read what you wrote it had nothing to do with telling the truth. It had to do with being rude, condescending, and a jerk. Thats it, nothing more or less and you know it, you write all you want but you know you were being a jerk
I read what he just wrote....I far prefer his style to yours.
He never attacked anyone else's character....only stated that their performance was below standards. In contrast with your posts which have continually attacked his character from a few posts on a message board.
I'll take honest assessment over attack any day of the week.
Texas247365
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Wow I just can't get away from you jokers:jester:, but since you came I'll remind you that I wasn't being the grammar police, I was pointing out a few issues with the OP's over all package and used (admittedly incorrectly) sarcasm in part of my response. My intent was not to nickle and dime her on her vocab, structure, grammar or lack there of but to really to incite her to do Volunteer work and be aware of the need to have her letters/applications checked over before she submits them, as both of those things are much easier to do then improving GPA:idea:.