Social media etiquette not by law but as self -proclamations
Within groups, members are often reluctant to write in addition to or
against the group's established text due to several social and
psychological factors. These dynamics prioritize group harmony and identity
over individual expression and can suppress dissent or extra effort.
Psychological and social reasons
Groupthink: Highly cohesive groups can develop a tendency to conform and
arrive at a consensus without critical evaluation of alternative
viewpoints. Members suppress their own doubts and refrain from challenging
the group's position to avoid creating disharmony.
Fear of criticism or rejection: The anxiety of having one's ideas judged or
rejected by peers is a powerful inhibitor. In a group setting, this fear is
compounded by the risk of being ostracized for disagreeing with or
outperforming others.
Desire for acceptance: Individuals have a fundamental need to belong and be
accepted by their group. Introducing a different or supplementary viewpoint
can threaten that social standing.
Social loafing: When working in a group, individuals may exert less effort
because they feel their contribution is not as essential to the outcome. In
the context of writing, this can manifest as a reluctance to do extra work,
such as adding more to the text than is expected.
Dominant member influence: If a group has a particularly assertive or
respected member, their ideas may sway the rest of the group, a phenomenon
known as "groupthink". Other members may fear contradicting this individual
and simply conform.
Lack of confidence: A member may lack confidence in their own writing
ability or feel their ideas are not as good as those already put forward by
the group. This can cause anxiety and lead them to avoid contributing new
text.
Attachment to existing work: When a group has already invested time and
energy into a particular text or viewpoint, its members can become attached
to it. Challenging or changing the existing work can be perceived as an
attack on the group's effort and progress.
Practical and organizational reasons
Unclear goals: A lack of clear, specific, and measurable goals for the
writing can make it difficult for members to determine what, if anything,
needs to be added or changed. Ambiguity fosters stagnation.
Undefined roles: If the roles and responsibilities within a group are not
clearly assigned, members may hesitate to write or edit new text for fear
of overstepping their bounds or duplicating work.
Time constraints: In groups with tight deadlines, members may feel there is
not enough time to explore additional or alternative ideas. The priority
becomes completing the task, not improving it.
Bad feedback culture: If previous attempts to offer constructive criticism
or new ideas were met with a negative or defensive response, members will
learn to avoid providing further input.
Insufficient expertise: In some cases, a group is composed of individuals
with varying levels of knowledge on a topic. A less-experienced member may
not feel qualified to write in addition to or against the work of more
knowledgeable members.
The above is a psychological note derived in Psychology today which Chat
GPT might adopt; and one without believing whether the other man could
write ably, out of depressions, remark as ChatGPT etc behooves one’s
confidence and levels of thinking.
Of course, I do not have freedom to peep into another home and see what
is happening. However, once, the product is marketed, casting the opinion
about the product shall not be denied since, the competitive nature is
being blocked, in order to attribute the failure to sell is only on account
the etiquette.
AS LONG AS IN PUBLIC FORUM A JOKE OR TRUE INCIDENT ARE RELATED EVEN
THERE, MORE INFORMATIONS OF OTHERS MIGHT BE ADDED. However, where the
opinions are concluded as the right thinking, the other roads of
approaches, shall be opened as a getaway, as views could differ. Also it
shall be not only the criticism or complaint against but shall render the
solutions to remedy all of them or else it becomes a hoarse cry only and
napkins are needed to wipe out the tears. So such napkins are need of the
hour.
Apart from these factors, when someone outpours the thoughts and
avenues are opened up, from other directions, had the thoughts were based
rightfully, continuation and in defense of thoughts can flow back; on the
contrary, criticism of thoughts from the other roads, would tantamount to ,
end of the road only and thus does not evolve a right etiquette as calling
shut up is never an etiquette sir.
As one outpours others to read, so too others do write for you to
read and express the pros and cons relevant. Absence of materials may not
be end of the road but end of the dried pond. Nothing wrong about the ponds
being dries as next rain may fill it up too.
Different writing groups operate in different ways. Different
people want different things out of them. It’s unfair to dismiss them all
based on one or two that you’ve been a part of (or worse, that someone you
know has been a part of). If you want to be a part of a writing group—or
start one up—here’s some things to consider:
What do you want to get out of it?
how-to-launch-book-on-budget-word-of-mouth
Some writing groups are purely there to go ‘Yep, that’s great’ and stroke
your ego.AVOID THESE KINDS OF GROUPS.
They are not useful, nor will they help you to grow.
Having your ego stroked is nice, but it’s not productive, and that’s not
how you become a better writing.
There is always, always room for improvement. In everything. Even published
work. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that your work is perfect. Even if
they love something, there will still be things they’d changed.
Other groups will be more in-depth about what they like and dislike.
They’ll give you reasons why a piece is good and bad.
These are generally what most people expect from writing groups.
When one of us doesn’t like something, we don’t just say we don’t like it.
We offer up ways to fix things, too. The final version has a balance of
drama, character development, and conflict. It shows how Fayth is better
than Trinity, and how what she says affects Trinity but Trinity’s mask
remains in place. Poetry is a very different discipline to fiction, and not
every fiction writer is also a poet. Make sure the people in your group
know what they’re talking about, and aren’t just all talk. It helps if they
specialise in different areas, too. For instance, plot, character
development, or writing style. It helps even more if the people in your
group are more intelligent than you. How else are you going to learn?
Thank you Calling a spade a spade
K Rajaram IRS 301025
On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 08:17, Surendra Varma <[email protected]> wrote:
> While the Internet is loaded with tons of suggestions on this subject,
> I am taking the liberty to name just a few distilled from my own
> experience:
>
> --Do not comment on each and every post unless your comment adds value
> to the post. You are not a human version of Encyclopedia Britannica,
> or an extraterritorial genius. The more you do this, the more you tell
> others who you really are.
>
> --If you are new to a group, wait, watch and understand the group
> composition and culture before commenting on the posts of other
> members and pulling them down or placing your own posts, to gain
> visibility quickly (fatafat!).
>
> --Do not slap each and every member with an essay created by Chat GPT
> on their posts. Feeding excessive information can cause nausea and
> indigestion, let alone ridicule.
>
> --If you disagree with a member, there are two ways to express this.
> One, “no, no, no, you are wrong”. Two, “I beg to disagree with you”,
> and present your information with the source. The impact of a message
> depends on how it is said.
>
> Suren
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