Posted by one woman cine on February 15, 2007, at 10:57:59
In reply to Re: Well. This is all just crazy!, posted by madeline on February 15, 2007, at 7:10:25
"There are times when I need to say that I hate my furniture, my boss, the weather, my therapist etc...
It can be very helpful just to vent and I usually get of insight from posters about the way I feel.Sometimes this is the only place where I get that."
I see what your saying too - sometimes its easier to vent on babble because of the anonymity -
& I do think there is a difference venting between objects/weather etc. than venting against a person/group of people.
However, babble FAQ also says that it's not necessarily civil to say something, although it might be therapeutic IRL.
Honesty is not held in the same regard as civility - so the same would apply for a rant/vent. You may need to say it, it may be true - you might feel better after saying it - but it falls outside of babble civility guidelines.
& for me, it's a conundrum - the only mitigating factor is a person on babble "might be offended" -but no one has a rule book as to what might offend any particular poster - no one is a mind reader - so the guidelines are extremely interpretative, in my opinion.
& yes, some posts do drip venom and hostility, even with a trigger - I do not understand why not even a "re-phrase" is not usually called for.
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