Comments on: A Call to be Gracious http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/ Principal of Rock Star Media, LLC - New Media Services & Support Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:50:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brigitte http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 Brigitte Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:55:50 +0000 http://riccineer.com/?p=996#comment-1895 Ricci, I love what you are doing!! Your personality shines through everything I have seen written by you. I agree that being gracious should be more than just a commodity. Not only on the social network sites but truly in general. When have you met a gracious child lately? When have you made the last observation of a parent teaching graciousness? So, thank you so much for putting this discussion on being gracious out in front! Ricci, I love what you are doing!! Your personality shines through everything I have seen written by you. I agree that being gracious should be more than just a commodity. Not only on the social network sites but truly in general. When have you met a gracious child lately? When have you made the last observation of a parent teaching graciousness?

So, thank you so much for putting this discussion on being gracious out in front!

]]> By: Susan K. Morrow http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 Susan K. Morrow Mon, 25 May 2009 17:17:32 +0000 http://riccineer.com/?p=996#comment-1412 Ricci--This is appalling to me! People can be incredibly thoughtless. Obviously, the "ungracious" posters are desperate to develop their businesses and saw these as opportunities to do so. What they didn't recognize was just how bad that made them look to potential customers. If someone posted a glowing testimonial for an alleged competitor (alleged, because I know I'm unique), I might contact that person privately and offer something to entice her to post something nice about me, with no strings attached. OR, more than likely, I would simply go along my merry way. That Maya Angelou quote is right on--and it goes for making people feel good or bad. I know that I haven't forgotten the person who never remembers me when we meet. I haven't called her on it--remember, good manners first!--but I remember how insignificant that made me feel. We would all do well to remember that! Thanks for a great article! Ricci–This is appalling to me! People can be incredibly thoughtless. Obviously, the “ungracious” posters are desperate to develop their businesses and saw these as opportunities to do so. What they didn’t recognize was just how bad that made them look to potential customers. If someone posted a glowing testimonial for an alleged competitor (alleged, because I know I’m unique), I might contact that person privately and offer something to entice her to post something nice about me, with no strings attached. OR, more than likely, I would simply go along my merry way. That Maya Angelou quote is right on–and it goes for making people feel good or bad. I know that I haven’t forgotten the person who never remembers me when we meet. I haven’t called her on it–remember, good manners first!–but I remember how insignificant that made me feel. We would all do well to remember that! Thanks for a great article!

]]> By: Lisa Kelly Zuba http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Lisa Kelly Zuba Mon, 25 May 2009 17:00:57 +0000 http://riccineer.com/?p=996#comment-1411 Ricci, Great post. However, I still think it goes back to poor or lack of training. Also, people do not think about how what they say will come across. It's like table manners -- eat with your mouth open, and I won't want to invite you back! Ricci,
Great post. However, I still think it goes back to poor or lack of training. Also, people do not think about how what they say will come across. It’s like table manners — eat with your mouth open, and I won’t want to invite you back!

]]> By: Patti DeNucci http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Patti DeNucci Mon, 25 May 2009 16:19:55 +0000 http://riccineer.com/?p=996#comment-1409 There are so many lessons in the situation you describe! Hopefully we can all learn from the less-than-gracious, so unattractive behavior of this person and strive to not ever behave this way, online or in-person. There are so many lessons in the situation you describe! Hopefully we can all learn from the less-than-gracious, so unattractive behavior of this person and strive to not ever behave this way, online or in-person.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://riccineer.com/new-media-channels/facebook/a-call-to-be-gracious/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 Global Patriot Mon, 25 May 2009 15:34:40 +0000 http://riccineer.com/?p=996#comment-1408 Facebook has become a strange venue for conversation and promotion. So many comments should be handled via private communication, or left unsaid. I see more and more of these "random" messages that make me think WTF? Hopefully this trend will subside and people will get back to having meaningful conversations or leaving relevant comments - one can only hope. Facebook has become a strange venue for conversation and promotion. So many comments should be handled via private communication, or left unsaid. I see more and more of these “random” messages that make me think WTF? Hopefully this trend will subside and people will get back to having meaningful conversations or leaving relevant comments – one can only hope.

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