[MR] A story

[Becky McEllistrem]

It's more of a psychological concept that really shouldn't be all that confusing.  A more detailed discussion will have to wait for another time as the day job and the plants are taking over.

Rebecca

--- On Mon, 6/6/11, Logan <Logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote:

> From: Logan <Logan at ebonwoulfe.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] A story
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 12:17 AM
> what do you mean by that?  what
> "little world" do so many want to create in
> your opinion?  im confused since with only the most
> rare exception ive found
> folks working toward the same goal.  can you elaborate
> on what it is youve
> labeled "many" folks with?
> 
> regards
> logan
> 
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> they thought it was
> hell." 
> Harry S Truman 
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> severe that his
> vengeance need not be feared"
> Niccolo Machiavelli
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
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> On Behalf Of Becky
> McEllistrem
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:04 AM
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] A story
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> >  Dame Hrothny wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I propose that we see many more "good experience"
> entries, at least, 
> > in the SCA, than we do bad ones.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thing is, you DON'T hear about the good ones
> (receptions,
> > that is) - they just become part of the game. 
> Someone
> > who's received kindly will be less likely to mention
> it
> > specifically unless it's really outstanding, but
> someone
> > who's poorly received will be more likely to
> complain. 
> > Most people's complaint threshold, it seems to me, is
> lower
> > than their praise threshold.  That is, people are
> more
> > likely to complain about a level of displeasure than
> they
> > are to praise the corresponding level of
> satisfaction.
> > 
> > It's like you see on the "Attaboy" certificates.
> > 
> > Your servant aye
> > Donal
> 
> 
> 
> The stories of inclusion are my favorite type of
> stories.  Many would like
> to engineer our hobbies and our activities into the world
> they want it to be
> (thereby literally creating their own little world). 
> But then they find out
> the hard way just how small and lonely creating their own
> little world can
> be.
> 
> Rebecca
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