ou keep professing not to grasp a difference between friendly behavior and "polite stranger" behavior, which I find so bizarre and which puts you back on that other planet you claim to prefer to inhabit.
I agree that some SMOFs may not have complete social skill sets. I sure don't. I often make mistakes with people. I don't consider this to be a defect unique to conrunners, though.
I will say that if you have a problem with the way your friend treated you, I think that's an issue between you and your friend.
And, like many word-oriented geeks, in a stressful situation, I sometimes get fairly formal, wordy, and excessively precise with people if I perceive a lack of communication. The people who accept this flaw of mine are my friends. The people who don't are not. One of the things I like about fandom (and this isn't universal but it is common) is the way people accept each other's social quirks.
I've been on committees with a lot of annoying people. Not only do I not consider the committee to be the reason I work on conventions, I often tell my friends, "We're doing this for the membership, not for ."
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Date: 2006-04-22 08:44 am (UTC)I agree that some SMOFs may not have complete social skill sets. I sure don't. I often make mistakes with people. I don't consider this to be a defect unique to conrunners, though.
I will say that if you have a problem with the way your friend treated you, I think that's an issue between you and your friend.
And, like many word-oriented geeks, in a stressful situation, I sometimes get fairly formal, wordy, and excessively precise with people if I perceive a lack of communication. The people who accept this flaw of mine are my friends. The people who don't are not. One of the things I like about fandom (and this isn't universal but it is common) is the way people accept each other's social quirks.
I've been on committees with a lot of annoying people. Not only do I not consider the committee to be the reason I work on conventions, I often tell my friends, "We're doing this for the membership, not for ."