If I explicitly disagreed with a subpoint in your post/comment, you should assume that I’m only disagreeing with that subpoint; you should NOT assume that I disagree with the rest of the comment and are only being polite. Similarly, if I reply with disagreement to a comment or post overall, you should NOT assume I disagree with your other comments or posts, and certainly I’m almost never trying to admonish you as a person. Conversely, agreements with subpoints should not be treated as agreements with your overall point, agreements with the overall point of an article should not be treated as an endorsement of your actions/your organization, and so forth.
I welcome both public and private feedback on my own comments and posts, especially points that note if I say untrue things. I try to only say true things, but we all mess up sometimes. I expect to mess up in this regard more often than most people, because I’m more public with my output than most people.
Clarification on my own commenting norms:
If I explicitly disagreed with a subpoint in your post/comment, you should assume that I’m only disagreeing with that subpoint; you should NOT assume that I disagree with the rest of the comment and are only being polite. Similarly, if I reply with disagreement to a comment or post overall, you should NOT assume I disagree with your other comments or posts, and certainly I’m almost never trying to admonish you as a person. Conversely, agreements with subpoints should not be treated as agreements with your overall point, agreements with the overall point of an article should not be treated as an endorsement of your actions/your organization, and so forth.
I welcome both public and private feedback on my own comments and posts, especially points that note if I say untrue things. I try to only say true things, but we all mess up sometimes. I expect to mess up in this regard more often than most people, because I’m more public with my output than most people.