Most C & V frequent contributors are great guys you'd enjoy a malt beverage with. But a few grate me with their writing style or tone.

Well it turns out, there is have a word for it, MANSPLAINING. As a courtesy to us all, turn it off when contributing!

Interesting.

Whatever.

There's also a feature called 'block'

is it my lack of capital letters and punctuations

The proper response to an overly in-depth explanation of something we all probably know is "Yes, we too have the (derailleur bicycle (or whatever) ) in the village I am from!"

I try to treat all other C&V'ers just like family; like when my young daughter needs special guidance or correction, I'm always here to help.

I am probably one of those people.

I find myself doing this a bit when I get the impression the OP is really new and needs to start at the absolute beginning, not somewhere in the middle.

"OK, the seat tube is the tube that the seatpost goes into..."

Mansplaining? Never heard of it. Glad you 'splained it to me. Thanks!

I just added someone to block list. Good riddance.

There's a "Block" option!?

Is that anything like excommunicating a sinner?

Hmm, interesting term. But it can be confused with someone who always provides a wordy, detailed and very verbage explanation. As a geek, I tend to do so. Gender independent.

"rooted in the assumption that, in general, a man is likely to be more knowledgeable than a woman."

I owned a foreign car repair shop for a very long time and I can assure you, beyond a doubt, that men THINK they know more than women about things mechanical. Most men are full of --it. Women make NO assumptions and most will ask how and why. Once a mechanism is explained to them, in even the most fundamental way they will thank you and make an informed decision. Men will argue, tell you to perform the repairs according to their "diagnosis" then whine when it doesn't fix the car.

I'll spare my opinion of the responses I got when I asked: "What leads you to believe that your car needs a "thingamabob?"

I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!

[MENTION=305894]oddjob2[/MENTION]: I'm not certain I follow your complaint. Are you put off by general style & condescending tone, or is this specifically about gender and misogyny?

(One may not agree with all of her political viewpoints, but I can say from personal experience that Rebecca Solnit is a kind, generous, passionate, and intelligent person--and a very gifted writer.)

I find it worse when someone writes something assuming everyone knows what they are talking about. Having worked in the engineering field, I learned to read all of my writing trying to view it from the eyes of someone who was new to the subject prior to sending it out. It wasn't to be condescending but to insure that all questions, requests, requirements and specs were free from misunderstandings and assumptions on the receiving end.

Yup. I'm neither a man nor an expert in bikes, but I am an information horder and LIVE to do research. Additionally, I love sharing knowledge and helping people out. I work in a library, so my passion for research and sharing what I learn is indulged daily. My problem is, I just can't answer a simple question with a simple answer -- I have to give every detail, go back 300 hundred years to map the complete history, drone on and on and on. "Lady, I just needed to know where the Whole Foods is, not that the town was founded by abolitionists in 1842!" I don't mean to sound condescending, but I'm aware I can come off that way sometimes.

"Mansplaining" really is a sexist thing, and I've absolutely experienced it. But I think there's a difference between a guy explaining how things work to the "little lady", and plain old condescension. One assumes that women are incompetent and need to be educated; the other assumes EVERYONE is incompetent and needs to be educated.

And I totally think in a place filled with obsessive geeks, you're going to find the third thing: the person who just can't help themselves from sharing every bit of knowledge they know, including the most elementary stuff, with no harm meant.

Ironically, I've probably over-explained this.

Like when someone says aluminum has a fatigue limit, and you instantly reach yours?

I like that gif/emoticon.... considering I see it it's safe to say it wasn't you!!!

oddjobbing = starting threads that have nothing to do with C&V bicycles or bicycles at all, for that matter.

I didn't realize Oddjob was a woman!

Send me a card at Christmas, then, and leave me alone otherwise. Let me know if someone dies.
I actually give a lot more time to C&V. There's less risk involved.

Ah, speakerphone mute. Perfect for talking to engineers and ex-wives on the phone.

i don't think I ever mansplaine here,.......... but I do have to apologize boring many here with my endless drivel.....

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