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Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:53:15
[originally posted by Squiggles]
> Well, you can always report me to
> "dad" when he returns and maybe he
> will take appropriate measures to
> either silence me or expel me.
>
> Squiggles
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:54:15
[originally posted by SLS]
> > Well, you can always report me to
> > "dad" when he returns and maybe he
> > will take appropriate measures to
> > either silence me or expel me.
> >
> > Squiggles
>
>
> Dear Squiggles,
>
> Perhaps our reasonably civil banter took place too close to the fence, but I'd be willing to be expelled along with you!
>
> Take good care.
>
>
> - Scott
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:55:25
[originally posted by Squiggles]
> Gosh, Scottie, it must be platonic love :-)
>
> Squiggles
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:56:24
[originally posted by Tabitha]
> > Well, you can always report me to
> > "dad" when he returns and maybe he
> > will take appropriate measures to
> > either silence me or expel me.
> >
> > Squiggles
>
> Just to clarify things, Dinah is deputy moderator (see the FAQ), and since she already gave you a warning, you could get blocked next time. So be careful OK? Any more discussion on this should go on PB Admin.
>
> Tabitha (filling in for Dr Bob)
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:57:49
[originally posted by Squiggles]
> This attitude is very disrespectful. Just
> because you don't agree with someone's
> argument doesn't mean you have turn this
> into a kindergarten.
>
> I am beginning to wonder if this group
> is for the benefit of sick people, or the
> benefit of graduate students reporting to
> Dr. Bob.
>
> It's not for me.
>
> Thank you for any support you tried to give
> for my lifelong struggle with misadventures
> in mental health care.
>
> Squiggles
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:59:11
]originally posted by SLS]
> > > Well, you can always report me to
> > > "dad" when he returns and maybe he
> > > will take appropriate measures to
> > > either silence me or expel me.
> > >
> > > Squiggles
> >
> > Just to clarify things, Dinah is deputy moderator (see the FAQ), and since she already gave you a warning, you could get blocked next time. So be careful OK? Any more discussion on this should go on PB Admin.
> >
> > Tabitha (filling in for Dr Bob)
>
>
>
>
> Hi Tabitha and Dinah.
>
> I guess the intercourse between Squiggles and me was something other than purely expository. However, emotions run high when there are too few answers to a single question: "How can I be fixed and my perpetual insufferable pain be ended?"
>
> I did not feel that anything said was uncivil. Provocative, perhaps. I don't know. Maybe I'm just looking for a way to rationalize the allowance of such tones in this forum. It was a close call on your parts, though. I'd like to see the slow-motion replay, even if it costs me a time-out.
>
> Please don't bother redirecting this. I have nothing more to say.
>
>
> - Scott
Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 19:48:17
In reply to Re: Please be civil » SLS, posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:59:11
Squiggles, honestly I meant no disrespect. My post was a sincere attempt to clarify that Dinah was acting as deputy moderator, and as such, she can PBC and block people after there are more than 2 "uncivil" posts in a thread.
SLS and Squiggles, I orginally saw your posts and thought it might be just playful banter, and I just let it go. It can be hard to infer tone from a couple of posts though, and Dinah saw it differently. I also know Dr Bob has sanctioned people in the past for joking with an edge, so Dinah's reaction might actually be more consistent with Dr Bob's guidelines than mine was. I suppose the risk with edgy banter is that some people might not get that you're joking, and as such, it might create an unsafe atmosphere where people appear to be free to insult each other. Dr Bob has generally chosen "more safe" over "more free" in the past.
I know it's frustrating to feel restricted.
Posted by IsoM on December 1, 2002, at 1:51:09
In reply to to SLS and Squiggles, posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 19:48:17
It is hard to judge what tone a person conveys in their posts. I'm glad that you said you were inclined to let it go, thinking it was just banter back & forth. It's for this reason that I don't want to be a deputy moderator. By stepping in & censoring what I'd consider to be harmless, I'd feel a hypocrite.
Don't worry, Tabitha, that I'll consider you a hypocrite & view what you write with a jaundiced eye. I won't. The hypocrite part is only referring to me. I don't doubt it's pretty hard for you to step in & make a judgement call.
Posted by wendy b. on December 1, 2002, at 22:52:20
In reply to Re: to Tabby-tha » Tabitha, posted by IsoM on December 1, 2002, at 1:51:09
Aren't you supposed to - in the redirect - give the URL where the offending post originated? I thought that was the custom here...
Wendy
Posted by Squiggles on December 2, 2002, at 8:46:16
In reply to to SLS and Squiggles, posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 19:48:17
I apologize if i appeared uncivil;
i may have lost my temper. In my
journeys on the net in the past two
years i have encountered frustration
at not being able to arrive at true,
convincing beliefs about pharmaceutical
matters and the possible malpractices
on my health.In my case, many medical mistakes may have
happened which have degraded my life,
and though i do not wish to blame any
one, i really don't know the causes. This
is one of the reasons i subscribe to so
many conflicting groups -- i am still trying
to discover the causes of so many medical
misadentures. But i find that while one group
is very much to the "right", another one is
so far to the "left" as to be unbelievable.
It is hard to find middle ground.So, i hope this can be taken as an explantion
for my polemic attitude at times.Thanks for being very nice inspite of it all.
Squiggles
Posted by IsoM on December 2, 2002, at 10:40:15
In reply to Re: to SLS and Squiggles » Tabitha, posted by Squiggles on December 2, 2002, at 8:46:16
Then you're staying, Squiggles? Good, I hope so.
I take very much the middle of the road approach - meds, attitude, diet, exercise, herbs & supplements if they help, a little of everything. I don't think we can zero in on one cause for what happens so shouldn't limit ourselves to one only approach.
This isn't admin stuff except to say I'm glad you explained why you got upset. Like I said, I wouldn't want to be a moderator but I think Tabitha is doing so the best she can.
Posted by Squiggles on December 2, 2002, at 10:48:22
In reply to Re: to SLS and Squiggles » Squiggles, posted by IsoM on December 2, 2002, at 10:40:15
Hey, we all slip up now and then. :-)
tx
Squiggles
Posted by Tabitha on December 2, 2002, at 11:56:08
In reply to Re: to SLS and Squiggles » Tabitha, posted by Squiggles on December 2, 2002, at 8:46:16
This is the end of the thread.
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