Aspies leaving WP due to percieved "tone"

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Cool book btw answeraspergers. I'm reading the preview on amazon. I was waiting for a book like this on retraining the brain.

To answer the OP, I don't know people who have left because I didn't talk to many members about leaving WP. I have debated leaving so many times within the short period that I've been on here.

I don't like social media. I've seen how much worse people behave when they can't see another person's face. The only reason why I'm on here is because it's the only way for me to talk about my AS. It's the occasional positive response or fellow oddball on that keeps me coming back...

Who knows though, one day I may be gone for good. Then you will know that I am genuinely happy.

I said to the extreme not earnestly - debate not a slanging match imo

The difference between flaming and disagreement is in the style manner and tone.

I'm sure people would manage to retain respect if they were disagreeing with Lennox Lewis or Fedor in person. On a forum however everyone has internet balls.

It's a science, sport and art. I know. I just got my PhD in Trollolology. lol

@deltafunction - thank you!! I was on the fence about releasing the 2nd and 3rd.

Not really - the thread title is "perceived tone"

I know what you mean about subjectivity but nevertheless there is an assumed tone to the written word - both in hear and in the real world

Sarcasm, derision etc can often be detected "between the lines" or openly

I'm actually finding a lot of autistics here to be annoying or depressing(no offense). I don't even think I'm autistic anymore, I was tested once and it was a pretty crappy test, I didn't answer questions at all, they just examined me. And I was diagnosed when I was 7, and I didn't even know what they were doing.

EDIT: Rethinking it, I'm still autistic, I'm just not as severe as most the people here. Maybe because I'm around a crap ton of super NT teenagers.

I just want to mention that something I find in spades (not because I want to find it, nor do I look for it) is people who make offensive comments about views/religion/etc. then start pointing fingers back at the person/people they offended who mention that it's offensive, as if they're the ones who started it.
This is something that I've actually run into today and it doesn't exactly help WP's image to me. I don't mind a debate, but when someone is just blatently offensive, that's when I go off. What makes it worse is when nothing is said or done about it and I, being the one who was offended rather heavily to begin with by said comment, is simply expected to deal with it and either leave the topic, or not say anything at all, which is total crap. I shouldn't be expected to shut my mouth just because people are being offensive to me (unintentional is one thing, but i'm talking about blatent, "questioning your character because you're yadda yadda excuse here", in my case it's Christianity), while they go on without a word. The logic apparently is that people can be offensive, but no-one can complain about it.
Just thought I'd say that's something I've run into and has slightly pushed me toward the prospect of leaving.

Many of the ones I really enjoyed to have left, but I am not sure as to why, and it isn't really important to me.

I just really miss those people.

For those people: I am sorry they chose to leave.

Elitism - either "autistic people are better than neurotypical people" or "Aspies are better than those with classic autism".

Also, people with more challenges being discredited and left out.

On a whole, I think WP isn't as negative as, say, YouTube, CNN, or even the classical & piano sites I belong to. The vitriol on those sites will make your hair stand on end. Simply amazing. By far, I think YouTube is the worst offender. Out of the blue, regardless of the video, someone always has to bash Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga. Why? No reason. Just boredom, I guess.

I've met several people that have left WP due to the negativity they had to deal with. I was considering leaving for the same reason.

Yeah, youtube comments are really awful.

WP is calmer saner place than most internetz places.