Uh-Oh! The rest of the world is pissed at us!

[patrice]

65. Personally, I don't mind people trying to provide context for their posts. This is an asynchronous

environment. People come to it at all hours of the day and night, so if I have a question about something someone said, the poster may not be available and coming back to a later Reply might not be that efficient for some people.

Some DU -ers have been part of this asynchronous environment for 10+ years, some 10 minutes. Fragmentation is one of the most oppressive traits of our culture. It part of why so few people understand anyone who doesn't communicate in their pre-determined cliches. It's part of the reason why so many people can't express themselves except in sound bites and memes and text message shorthand.

Providing context for what you say on the internet is also one of the traits of the best journalists. They put hyperlinks INSIDE their articles "for the drill down". As a professional educator, I think this is an excellent practice, VERY liberating.