Posted by Dinah on January 4, 2008, at 9:59:15
In reply to Re: Am awfully confused but..... » star008, posted by Phillipa on January 2, 2008, at 11:42:45
Not as much as I'd like, but a little.
The evolution of the generalization rule has come about from Dr. Bob receiving posters' impressions that the overall tone of the medication board was becoming rather negative, and that many posters are finding it difficult to post because of that. Dr. Bob understands that problem and is trying to address it. Like many a judiciary before him, he's using evolving interpretations of existing law to address it. (Although as Babble lawmaker, he could have chosen other options.)
I've made my opinion of this solution known, and I wish Dr. Bob would be more explicit when he starts doing this, instead of leaving people to infer from his actions what the expectations are.
I think it would be great if posters gave input into different solutions to the perceived problem, so that maybe a different course of action can be undertaken.
I suppose there might also be discussion as to whether there *is* a problem, but from my prior experience, I'd guess that would be less productive in terms of actual changes than proposing alternate solutions might be.
And in all resulting discussions, a reminder to keep it civil? Both in terms of discussing the problem and possible solution, and in discussing Dr. Bob. If at all possible, please do not use examples that could identify any particular poster, or that would lead some or many posters to feel accused or put down.
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