Posted by Ron Hill on July 28, 2005, at 1:17:45
In reply to Re: the mud thickens, posted by Dr. Bob on July 11, 2005, at 14:47:34
> Well, I do think Emmy was within her rights to ask Larry not to post to her:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050614/msgs/519681.html
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> Meaning, I think she could've felt harassed by that post of his.
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> Bob---
> More key than not being harassed? Maybe we should just agree to disagree on this...
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> Bob
Dr. Bob,If someone legitimally “could've felt harassed” or is “being harassed” (your words), then you are indirectly stating that Larry Hoover is quilty of harassment. I wonder how your accusation makes Larry feel?
Sorry, but please don't post anything that could lead others to feel accused or put down. When you mistreated Larry in a similar fashion in January of 2004, I blocked you for one year, so this time it's for two years.
Therefore, during the next two years you are hereby blocked from receiving the contributions of my posts to your site (i.e.; the data base you use for research studies). As I stated prior to your block in 2004, losing me from your site is not a big loss, but to lose Larry Hoover would be HUGE. For the sake of all the people he helps on this site, I hope Larry decides to return now that his block is over (assuming he can type after his upcoming surgery).
I have struggled with this decision and it grieves my heart that I must leave. On the one hand, I have been helped greatly by the people at PB and I owe them a large debt of gratitude. My brain chemistry was in pretty tough shape when I stumbled across your site and started lurking in 1999. I’m light years ahead of where I was then. And my improvement is a direct result of the information I’ve learned from posts to your site (and links contained within those posts).
I owe the PB participants more than I can repay. Their names are too numerous to mention, so I’ll not try. I’d like to stay and help in any small ways that I could by sharing my anecdotal findings and any relevant information that I come across.
For example, I’d loved to post some of the interesting and surprising anecdotal information from my current Selegiline trial. A few of the current PB participants would likely find the information worthwhile. And by having the information in the archives, several more people might have benefited somewhere down the road. However, this won’t be possible now. Oh well, life goes on. <sigh>
I also owe you a large debt of gratitude, Dr. Bob. If it were not for your insight and hard work to establish this site, your countless hours spent administering the site, and the out of pocket money you spend monthly to rent server space, I would never have been afforded the opportunity of reading the PB participants’ helpful posts and, thereby, greatly improve the condition of my mental health. Thank you!
However, on the other hand, I’ve repeatedly grown weary and emotionally drained by your inconsistent and biased enforcement of your vague and ambiguous site rules. Some skate, while others get hammered for the very same infraction. I just can’t do this anymore. I’m tired and worn out from trying to make sense of your actions.
I’m not the only person telling you this. When one person criticizes something in my life, I usually listen and then weigh the validity of their concern. However, if I start getting the same complaint from several people, then it immediately gets my attention. Chances are good that the whole world is not wrong. Does it cause you to ponder your actions when so many people have brought this same concern to your attention?
Periodically, I’ve seen you wonder aloud why old-timers leave your site. I do not consider myself an old-timer, since my first post did not appear until January 2001. But, I have been here long enough to have seen a lot of people leave because of your inconsistent and biased enforcement. Of the many wide and varied reasons why old-timers have left over the years, could one of the reasons be your unfair enforcement practices?
There is something in the human spirit that yearns and cries out for equal and fair justice for all.
Just for the record, I have nothing against Emmy. In fact, I think Emmy has handled herself in a very professional manner since the time when you blocked Larry. Instead, it is your biased and unfair enforcement that has caused you to suffer this block.
See you again in ’07 (Lord willing).
If anyone needs to contact me, send me a babblemail and I will send you my e-mail address.
For reference purposes, here is a link to a summary of the January 2004 unfair treatment of Mr. Hoover:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040112/msgs/303793.html
-- Ron
BP II and OCPD
600 mg/day Lithobid
900 mg/day Trileptal
50 mg/day Lamictal
2.5 mg Selegiline once every third day, as needed for tx of atypical depression
Comment: As of 7/27/05 this cocktail is working VERY well. Will it last? Who knows, but time will tell. Be well.
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