Ophiolite, I don't mean any disrespect,
You may not mean any, but your post has substantial amounts within it.
Ophiolite, I don't mean any disrespect, but this is just a public Christian forum.
And it would be nice if members followed Christian ethical principles and made their posts as helpful as possible. My critique of your approach was not an attack on you, but a genuine attempt to make you aware of how that approach might impact others. It seems you are not open to such suggestions - that's fine - duly noted. Provisional judgement made.
You may not entertain simply posting a video and saying "look at this"... But, it's common here.
Yes. So I have noticed. It's a shame the mod/admin team don't encourage a more user friendly environment by discouraging the approach, but I recognise they are overstretched.
1. You think it's insensitive. I have no clue how it would offend people or hurt their feelings. You are the only one that has ever told me such. You are free to log on to this site. View the posts and comment if you like... or leave if you like. The post was not directed to you so feel free to ignore it.
It seems I was unclear. I have read multiple responses on forums, from multiple individuals, in multiple threads, over multiple years who have stated they are uncomfortable with opening a video that is unaccompanied by a good description of its content. I have now made you aware of this. If you choose to ignore their concerns in future that would seem to me to be insensitive. That aspect doesn't bother me at all from personal POV, but it clearly does concern others and it takes only minor effort to meet their needs.
2. It is inconsiderate. To this accusation I must indicate the purpose behind my posting such a video. It was in direct response to another poster here, not yourself. They stated ( in post#149) "Based on all of that, why on earth do you doubt human-driven global climate change?" So, I obliged them with an interview of a well respected and accredited man in the field. I don't find that inconsiderate.
As you have now noted three times, this is a public forum. Your approach might have been fine if you were conducting a private exchange by email. You were not. You were participating in a public discussion forum. It is appropriate to take account of others who will read the post. They may not have followed the entire conversation to that point and so a comprehensive summary would be of value to them.
If you are so stretched for time, it confuses me as to why you are even responding to my post with such a lengthy reply.
Feel free to move on and ignore such blatant wastes of time.
You seem to think that my objections all relate to my feelings on the matter. I have carefully re-read my original post and do not see how you extract that from what I wrote. I am concerned about the impact upon others and therefore, ultimately, on how well your message is received. I am making the assumption that you would like your message to be received and understood by others, else why would you take the trouble to put it out there? I'm offering you advice on how to better achieve that. (And I am doing this despite the fact that that I think your message is seriously faulty.)
3. Sheesh... You are definitely at the wrong place if this is the sort of format you are expecting... Really?
This is the one item on my list that I find personally important. Incoherent writing is a bugbear of mine. Nothing is more effective at getting a message across than providing a good summary of its intent. I am presently incandescent with rage with myself that I have not provided such a summary for this lengthy post and for that I offer sincere apologies. (As Mark Twain reportedly wrote at the end of a 20 page letter, "I intended to write you only a two page letter, but I didn't have time".)
Author's Message: There is nowhere on the planet where writing is employed that would not benefit from the use of executive summaries.
4. My goodness, I didn't realize that my posts here were tantamount to scientific papers. Next time I will use footnotes... Do I get to use the word "Ibid".
You don't need to be a scientist to go about writing in a professional manner. If you wish to be known as a slipshod writer, who has little regard for the concerns of his readers because this is "just a Christian forum", you go write ahead. Don't be surprised if people associate your slipshod style with your ideas. Your choice.
I may be giving you advice in an aggressive fashion, but that is only because I am passionate about the principles involved here. Follow it and you will garner more respect for your views. (Once again, this is dumb of me, since I should be encouraging you to keep up the same approach that will put many people off.)
5. Silly? Whats silly is people ignoring other views and observations due to the fact that they don't come on a silver platter with an apple in their mouth... Honestly... what did you expect when you logged onto this site?
6. Rude? Rude? No.. what's rude is responding to the conversation of two other people and expecting to be treated like some "Fellow" at a distinct conference..
Yep. Silly and rude. "Why bother to put a little extra effort into getting your ideas across. Let the reader work for it. You know you are right, so it's up to them whether they want to bother reading it or not" That is how you are coming across. Arrogant. Patronising. And ultimately uncaring about your own viewpoint.
Weird!
And once again, posting on open forum is not a "conversation between two other people".
So, either watch the video for the content that it contains.... OR, Stop wasting your time with things that are contrary to your dogma.... Stop interjecting into conversations that you were not part of, and for goodness sake....
You really need to learn how a discussion forum works. Any comment, by any one, is fully open to a response by any other member. Live with it.
. ask yourself why you care about something that someone like me has posted.
I don't need to ask myself. I know very distinctly.
Good communication is vital to effective cooperation between humans in families, friendships, companies, governments, social settings, and the myriad of other activities in which people are involved. I have spent a significant part of my professional and private life seeking to help people practice good communication. I have offered you advice that, if followed, would materially improve one aspect of your communication and that would be "a good thing". You are free to take advantage of that advice, or to think up further excuse to avoid it. I hope you choose the former.
Good one. 
