Posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 17:48:24
In reply to Re: some merging of the two worlds, posted by Dinah on September 14, 2006, at 14:35:56
It's about presence, I guess. I started doing psycho-babble around the time of the APA conference.
Dr. Bob was on more at that point. I would see him redirecting posts, and asking for feedback on administrative issues.
I would see his "please be civil" posts sprinkled here and there all over the various boards.
The problem, Dinah, is that some of us (like llrrrpp, on many occasions) don't feel that we are in any position to complain about the state of incivility.
Either we 1) feel guilty, because we must have done something to deserve it, and why should the other poster be blocked. 2) we feel so bad about ourselves, and so down that we just give up. 3) we feel unwelcome, and just give up. 4) we observe incivilities, and end up avoiding certain places or people or babble altogether, because it's just too unpredictable. It claims to be civil, and safe, but only if you're strong enough to have a self-preservation instinct, and/or someone to look out after you.
That someone used to be Dr. Bob, or at least that was my perception. Now, I'm not so sure.
-ll
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