Posted by morgan miller on December 19, 2010, at 0:23:32
I'm curious as to why you did not give me a bit more time to say "the right thing" and properly rephrase what I originally said where you blocked me on the Faith board. I did respond and I do not believe my last response was a defiant one. I simply stated why I said what I said.
I understand that when I said "sad attempt" that is phrasing was not the best way to express my thoughts. I realize why it may have been interpreted as uncivil. What I am not sure I understand fully is why the use of the word patronize was thought of as uncivil. I mean, I think I do understand it, but I don't see why it was really that out of line as I believe that you were patronizing Christ_Empowered in the thread. Ed even came along and went to bat for me agreeing that what I said was the truth.
I do understand that you want to follow specific guidelines that will maintain civility on this forum. What I'm not sure I understand is your interpretation of these guidelines in all the cases of enforcement. You said to me "please don't say anything that may lead someone to feel accused or put down, and that includes me(you, Dr. Bob). The problem I have with this is that is that people here on the administration board say things all the time that could easily make you feel accused or put down. The thread Scott started above is a good example. Now, I realize that he very eloquently expressed his feelings in a very careful way, using words that were not blatantly derogatory. I realize that I did not do this. Still, everything he said was pretty much a personal attack on specific ways that you are running this site. Every complaint about you here on the Admin board is a personal attack that could lead you to feel accused or put down. So, was it the uncivil wording I used that got me blocked, or was it the content of what I said that could lead you to feel accused or put down? I hope it was primarily the uncivil wording. I hope that if I had worded things perfectly, and the content was the same, that I would not have been blocked and you would have just redirected my post to this board.
Morgan
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