Curiouser and curiouser ... or how I went down the rabbit hole

Well I have been having some very deep thoughts lately about "Courtesy and The Art of Saying Thank You".

It all started with the idea that it would be neat if the Activity page could be sorted by the Deviant or Deviation (the person who commented, faved, add a watch or by the image/poem in question) instead of just by date

I felt that this would be great for a number of reasons but, in particular, it would be helpful in the process of thanking people. I put this suggestion in a forum with the thought that it was a reasonably good idea...

Well, this stared a mini-controversy (mostly in my own head) about the etiquette and necessity of responding to and thanking people. (If you are interested in the actual conversation (forum) it is here forum.deviantart.com/devart/su…)

I have seen many comments on this in other Journals and felt that it has stimulated a lot of thought and interest... so I wanted to get in my two cents worth.

Anyway ... to justify my reasons for wanting to communicate my thanks as much as possible I quoted Robert A. Heinlein (incorrectly ); that got me thinking, it would be interesting to do a Poll and see what people thought about the quotes (both mine and Heinlein's).

So have fun and send in some feedback ... it will be interesting to see how my mini social experiment goes!

This is my first Poll so I hope I get it right ...



Here are 2 quotes that I would love to get feedback on!
Robert  A. Heinlein

Quote 1: "Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untravelled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as empty, meaningless, or dishonest, and scorn to use them. No matter how pure their motives, they thereby throw sand into the machinery that does not work too well at best."

My (misquoted) version of the above:

Quote 2:  ""Humanity is a poorly running machine at the best of times ... being polite and courteous is the lubricant that helps to keep it running just a little smoother!"   So here are my questions!!!

Okay ... now have fun and go and vote!!!