About Silver



Greetings,

Greetings, My name is Silver, I am 37 years old, and reside in the United Kingdom in Southampton. During my time in this organisation, I have gone from being a list member, to a member, to a council member. I am extremely active within this organisation and deem it my heart and soul. Within the VC my functions are many, going from associate in charge of applications and interviews, to classes, public relations, and also a member of the zine staff.. These are my official duties as a council member..

I also run the UK/Europe offline office, as well as In Medias Res, which was founded by me for those residing within the UK/Europe. I feel it isn't so much the organisation that I am dedicated to, but more to the people who frequent it and belong to it. If they need my help, I try to be there for them in any way that I can. Being an empathic vampire (although I have sanguine tendencies), my main method of energy gaining is through emotions, although I also psi feed quite alot. I am more active within the online community as being a single parent does not allow for an adult social life, but I do however keep in contact with several here in the UK and US via phone.

~Dark Blessings~
Silver



Greetings,

Greetings, I think one main issue that most have a tough time with is interpretation...Let me explain...Someone sends in a post to the list, and many people take offense, although none was intended. This is due to the fact that there is no one actually speaking, therefore, there is no inflection, no intonation. For those not knowing what that means, it just means you cannot hear what is being said, and because of this, the message may easily be interpreted incorrectly. You do not hear the rise and fall, the pitch and timbre of the person's voice, who is speaking, and trying to explain themselves. This leaves alot of room for things to suddenly turn pear - shaped, and be taken wayyyyyyyy out of context, which is unfortunate.

The way I would suggest it were best handled, is to first of all, speak (or rather, type) clearly and concisely, explaining in great detail, if necessary, to get the point across. State that there is no offense intended, in case offense to something is taken. Read, read, and re- read again and again, if necessary, to ensure it reads the way it should..Avoid the usage of profanity, any flaming, name calling, finger pointing, slants, etc. At the end of the day, even if you do all you can to ensure all of the above is carried out to the very best of your ability, there are still going to be the odd few who look for faults, and then play upon them. For those few, simply explain more clearly, or suggest speaking privately, to try to clear up any additional issues, or conflicts. I hope this helps :o)

Dark Blessings~
Silver

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