Posted by Justherself54 on July 4, 2007, at 19:58:47
In reply to Re: Blocked for 1 week » polarbear206, posted by Deputy 10derheart on July 4, 2007, at 17:49:04
> > Maximus meant no harm.
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> I am sure he didn't. I'm confident I can speak for Racer, too, in that she didn't issue the warning because of any bad intentions - but instead, to educate on Babble guidelines.
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> Regardless of a poster's actual (or presumed) intent (which we just can't know with any certainty) the civility guidelines in this area call for certain phrasing, for the good of community as a whole.
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> > We all are aware that this happens to a majority of people taking these drugs...<
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> Hmmm...maybe this is another example of what Racer was highlighting? Can you actually know what we *all* are aware of? And can we be aware "this happens to a majority of people?" Unless you have some concrete evidence to support this as a fact...?
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> Dr. Bob asks us to avoid generalizations, so could you have said something like, "It seems from my experience here and IRL, that most people I know who've taken an SSRI report [fill in whatever side effect]..?" Or whatever is true *for you* without phrasing it as a fact?
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> > He was venting his personal experience.
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> Right, and that's exactly what is okay to post, but it wasn't worded that way...it's best to use "I" type statements and describe *your* symptoms and what *you* believe is causing them...
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> > I think you are being too hard on him
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> I'm sorry if sometimes our actions come across that way. I can assure you the bottom line intent from all the deputies is to help everyone follow the guidelines.
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> > and the other post he commented on to me was not meant that way either.
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> As I said, we can't really know intent, so we try very hard to keep that out of the picture. I was the deputy who gave the PBS, and it was because of a phrase that, IMO, could reasonably have caused the poster it was written about to feel accused or put down, not because I thought Maximus *meant* to do that.
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> > Maximus is always considerate and helpful to others and his contributions to babble surely outweigh any presumed negativity on his part.
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> Thanks for writing that about Maximus :-) Again I assure you the deputies aren't presuming any negativity on his part.
>Just my feeling, but Maximus' block seems trivial..so he didn't follow the "I" guideline and made a statement that was construed as a generalization..it's not like he was attacking someone or being rude..then when another poster tried to come to his defense, he was blocked too.
I find this site to be very helpful but this latest block has me wondering if I truly wish to be part of this community..
We come from all walks of life, some fire from from hip when they are passionate about something. It doesn't bother me when someone voices their opinion, even when it is in the form of a generalizaton because even after reading the posting guidelines, some people have trouble articulating in the "I" mode. Let's face it, when you're stressed out and dealing with some of the drugs we have to take, it's a wonder we can articulate at all at times..
Just my opinion..if you get too rigid in enforcing every little statement someone makes in the spirit of open dialog, you will, without a doubt, lose knowledgable members of this community..and that truly would be a shame.
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