Posted by Racer on April 7, 2006, at 19:22:21
In reply to Re: Complicated Question Well At Least To Me, posted by special_k on April 7, 2006, at 17:22:05
> > Then we were told that you couldn't post with the same ISP provider.
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> you have to be joking...
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> yeah makes sense to me. i don't see what the big deal is... but i guess sometimes he takes his epistemological issues seriously. he could just give you guys the benefit of the doubt... lol... but that would be extending the principle of charity to us for a change...
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The issue is that Dr Bob can't tell whether or not there are two people posting. That has been an issue here over time, as I think you'll recall, and it creates some -- uh -- discomfiting situations, as well as a feeling of emotional danger for a lot of people here.Extending the benefit of the doubt is one thing, and I think it was having done that that led in the end to the policy that only one poster per IP address could post. Yes, it's a pain in the patootie, but it's yet another in a long line of things where the bad actions of a few have made something more difficult for the rest of us.
poster:Racer
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