Posted by yxibow on June 28, 2009, at 4:01:57
In reply to Re: block length, posted by Dr. Bob on June 26, 2009, at 8:30:42
> > I do still have the freedom to say, Dr. Bob, that's ridiculous. 80% of a year? Why not just then say never come back, because that's exactly what it is.
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> IMO, there's a big difference between 41 weeks, or even a year, and forever. No one's blocked forever here. After a block, a Babbler's always welcome back.
I have no further words, Bob...I have liked to help people on this site, I get satisfaction from imparting from what I have learned on a journey of an "orphan illness"...
(I have yet to encounter anyone on this board with a somatoform disorder of this magnitude..)
...but I can't countenance blocks of a year.
We live in the Here and Now, and a year is but a short while in this wondrous and unexplainable thing called life.
So it is in my opinion really telling someone to go the [put in your favourite 4+ letter word] away.
I've lost nearly 10 years of time with various things in my life including this 7+ year disorder and I wouldn't wait around to come back after a year.
I don't see the point in "blocks" for more than a week or two.It's also unrealistic to expect someone to "apologize" before being "sent to the corner" in instant time.
People have lives they have to lead outside of P-babble and its not possible to be here 24/7, and there are people in other time zones, with knowledge of the English language which may confuse them, etc.
And yes, I've said some things I regret, which of course are fully able to be googlized, which I don't like, but that is the model that you structured this patient (consumer) to consumer self-help site.
And I've been blocked for what I characterize as less than necessary for a week. I didn't return for many months.
So that is my opinion, and my words alone, which I believe are civil as well.
-- Jay
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