Posted by Larry Hoover on June 21, 2006, at 6:34:57
In reply to Re: DNP's and notification, posted by Dr. Bob on June 21, 2006, at 1:05:11
> > Do no post to me, gardenergirl.
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> > Lar
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> For the record, a DNP to a deputy would apply to them posting as a poster, but not as a deputy.
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> BobI thought it was very clear that I was making a rhetorical point. My DNP to gardenergirl was a demonstration. I very shortly after rescinded it, as I never intended for it to persist. It was a demonstration DNP.
I sincerely apologize if my rhetorical demonstration was mistaken for the real thing. I really thought it was obvious that it was not sincere. That it was not personal. That it was me talking with a deputy, someone above the fray, in close to purely hypothetical terms.
Gardenergirl, I'm sorry if I failed to communicate that essential point effectively. I do tend to assume that people get what I'm saying, if they don't question me further about it. I'm sorry.
It's a bad rule, Bob.
Ask gardenergirl what it felt like to have that happen to her? You trust her judgment, right?
Bob, the DNP is a bad rule, unless you take it back to its original intent, to regulate truly harassing behaviour. And, I still insist that it should have a quick expiry.
If a deputy or Bob agrees that a DNP was warranted, then wouldn't that put the harasser on notice, similar to having received a Please Be Civil warning?
How did the DNP turn into something people use as a shield, enabling them to act in the very way it was meant to prevent?
I got upset because I feel like I'm being harassed. From behind a bloody DNP!!!
And this whole second person, directing a post thing is hogwash as well. A DNP should include "do not talk about", as well as "do not talk to". Until the darn thing expires. 24 hours? 48? How long do people need to clear their heads?
Lar
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