Disagreement is healthy and an argument is the quickest way of forcing a resolution between one or more parties.
Life would be rather dull if we all agreed with each other all the time and I hope you'll concur that there is always more than one way to skin a cat?
When starting or replying to a thread, please consider a few simple self-imposed rules. Try to discuss the issues that have been put up for discussion and avoid challenging the personality of someone who has entered the debate.
Please remember that our set of professions, whether that's landscaping, design or horticulture, is a huge mix of subjective opinions, variances of skills and a multitude of techniques. Sometimes, even when we encounter a definite problem, solutions can come in many forms, techniques can be personal, and results diversely subjective.
It is hard sometimes when a discussion is not conducted face to face - looking someone in the eye creates a mutual respect and shaking a persons hand can be a powerful diffuser of emotion - when discussing on a forum, minor differences can lead to major and unnecessary fall-outs quite quickly.
If you find that you have disagreed with another member on a subject that you feel passionate about, go away and and find some evidence to back up your view, and add a quote with a link to support your argument and avoid getting personal.
Your peer is your greatest judge and never underestimate their ability to form a view on what might be right or wrong. Your personality can undergo this same scrutiny.
Remember that whilst this forum is a fantastic marketing tool when used in a positive way, it can work twice as hard against you in some instances - if a potential client or working partner has visited the site, either by your invitation or by pure chance and witnesses you in a stubborn slanging match with one or more other members, they may form the view very quickly, that you may not be the one they really want after all.
...as always, please fell free to comment:)
Phil
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Motorists treat us in the same way. No matter how fast you travel there will always be someone who wants to go faster. I have adopted the survival strategy of 'the closer you drive behind me the slower I will go'.
But 'they' don't care, they overtake when its sucidal, cut you up. 'They' have no courtesy. And 'they' are everywhere.
Glad that the Twitter box has been recently removed from LJN, it only served around 4 Members anyway, so was/is always very limited.
Missed the post of today, so cannot comment on such.
LJN needs to exist and be at the forefront of our industry, a broad representation of Horticulture. Not just Landscapers, but also those that work with them but those of us that supply to the Trade.
LJN is to us a business asset. Take care those who want to wreck that.
Not sure whats gone on today but hopefully jp got to phil quick enough to delete the post so the public did not see it
ljn is a great network so far it has given me alot of priceless information and savings recently on the fuel card and also an invaluable day out at etesia which enabled me to buy a mower and see the full range and get alot of valuable information on new technology which looks like the future for the industry
Everyone posting on here should think abit more before posting as this is a website and available to the whole world
This is quite a old post but just found it so thought I'd comment... I sometimes feel I'm the only one who enjoys criticism .. I don't like arguments but then if you don't share an opinion then you should always speak your mind but yeah just be polite and courteous!
As for criticism, I enjoy learning between things I haven't quite got right, it can be a difficult process learning, especially if you've completed something but can't quite get 100% but don't quite know where you could have improved.
Anyway I love the learning process just sometimes wish it could be speeded up :)
People can and are so tribal,
Grayson Perry on what it is to be 'Middle Class' gave interesting insights...
I take the Brian Clough ( the best manager England never had) approach to discussions. What we do is have a discussion where we sit down & air our views, then decide I was right all along & get on with it.
it sometimes seems like people take whats written too personally,
whats written on the page isnt always how it would be said in person,
i think sometimes that can be forgotton when reading or writting posts
Just my 2p
Agree. What is written by one 'brain' is read by another, which can then goes on to read between the lines - trouble stewing!
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