| > It's you who have misread my comment. Like several others, I was also confused by your initial comment. At first I thought you were criticizing the article as an example of bad graphics and useless 3D. I am no master of communication, but there is one thing that stuck in my mind from a class I took many years ago: If I am talking to someone or writing something they read, and they seem to be misinterpreting or misunderstanding me, who is responsible for that? Is it the reader or listener, or is it me? The lesson was that I, the person doing the communicating, am responsible, not the person receiving the communication. It's usually not helpful to blame them for misunderstanding. Instead I should realize that I was probably unclear in some way, and do what I can to clear it up. Of course there are exceptions. Sometimes people are willfully misunderstanding and don't give you a chance to clarify. I remember one friend who delighted in pouncing on me if we were casually brainstorming and I said something that wasn't exactly what I really meant. When I would correct myself they would say "Oh no, you already said XYZ and you can't take it back now!" But I think those cases are unusual, and I've found it very helpful to avoid blaming the listener and just see how I can be more clear. |