Observations from Coordinating Speak Out

Yesterday, we surpassed 1,000 people on the Facebook event who have pledged to be positive about their geekery. So? Today's post is my random list of observations from coordinating Speak Out with your Geek Out.

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+ Sometimes, the difference between getting annoyed and understanding what someone has posted is a matter of semantics and an utter lack of smiley faces.

+ More than a few people identify themselves as geek because they're damn proud of it.

+ It's quite possible people post and forget someone else is reading their words.

+ It is all too easy to be negative and it takes a lot of effort to keep sharing the happy.

+ Enthusiasm IS contagious.

+ One negative post or update can ruin someone else's mood.

+ People want to understand what the word "geek" means because they want to feel included rather than excluded.

+ It's all too easy to get hung up on the meaning of one word.

+ It's not true that being mean is the only way to be heard on the internet.

+ Many people aren't all positive or all negative, but rather shades of both.

+ Some people look for any way they can to be an advocate for their personal philosophy, religion or political background.

+ Community is a word that means something different to different people.

+ It's hard to understand that some people struggle with being accepted for their hobbies when another has no problem with it.

And last but not least?

+ We're a lot more alike than we think we are.

Originally posted at SpeakOutWithYourGeekOut.com