Posted by Dinah on August 7, 2002, at 5:51:47
In reply to Re: now Trouble's blocked, posted by wendy b. on August 7, 2002, at 1:05:48
> I just want Trouble and everyone else to know that it was NOT my intention at all to point out her questions by moving them over here (it was the appropriate board), and then suddenly look over on PPB where her message was originally posted, and find her blocked for 4 weeks.
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> Bob, this is just cruel. You allow another poster to go on and on for weeks at a time before he goes over the edge accusing others of being anti-semites, and only then do you block him, after he has caused untold numbers of heart-attacks. But then you pounce on Trouble the minute she pokes her head in the door. It's clear you have it out for her. And I wonder: what's the difference between these two posters? She's an opinionated woman, and he's an unmitigated boob.
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> You took my post and twisted it. My sincere apologies to Trouble...
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> WendyWendy,
I'm sorry, Wendy, but I'm trying to understand. Are you saying that Dr. Bob blocked trouble out of a male chauvinist fear of an intelligent strong opinionated woman? If that isn't what you meant, then I apologize for misunderstanding and hope you will understand that I meant no harm. That was my first impression, but reading it over again, I'm not sure it was the one you were intending to express.
I give Dr. Bob enough credit to think he is secure enough not to be threatened by an intelligent opinionated woman. And I sincerely doubt the outcome would have been any different had trouble been a male.
And I guess I give trouble enough credit as an intelligent strong opinionated woman to suspect that she had a pretty good idea of what she was doing and what the result would be. I don't think you need to feel guilty about it at all. Dr. Bob glances through all the boards.
Of course, I'm sorry trouble was blocked. I remember her early days on the board, when I believe I remember she found the civility rules quaint, and took the trouble to live within them. And she had a wonderful ability to stay just within the rules. And she made such a wonderful positive difference on the board then, in my humble opinion. As I always say fondly, she could skewer me by seeing straight to the bare bones of an issue, but do it so neatly and with such obvious good will and grace, that I was glad to be skewered. I will freely admit that I didn't always understand her posts, because we have very different ways of thinking. But I always admired her courage and her gallantry, as well as her wit.
I wish she could find a way to live within Dr. Bob's guidelines while still being true to her own beliefs. There are still many threads where I miss trouble's unique gifts.
I don't know. I guess this is rambling. I guess I just wanted to express my support for both Dr. Bob and trouble. As well as to remind you that your post on Admin was not the cause of trouble being blocked. I know I would feel awful if I thought my actions had caused problems for a friend, and Wendy, I really don't think it's true in this case.
And if I misunderstood what you said, I apologize. And if I have mis-stated trouble's views and actions, I also apologize.
poster:Dinah
thread:7031
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