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Posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2004, at 8:59:01
Dr. Bob, I can't imagine what a new poster must think when they read some of the posts here. Have you ever considered a totally separate e.mail system for the posters who either want you to remove posts, examine posts, clarify posts? AND yes, I know this board is for discussion of administration of the site. But, sometimes more "personal angst" is displayed here than in a Hank Williams, Jr. song.... At this moment, this makes sense to me and it might not in 15 minutes.....but, something surely has to give.......p
Posted by Lou Pilder on October 18, 2004, at 9:36:55
In reply to Pat's request to Dr. Bob, posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2004, at 8:59:01
Dr. Hsiung,
I am requesting that you take in consideration my concerns in relation to not allowing posters to post their concerns about acceptability of posts here and the request for deletion of such and requests for clarification of such.
I believe that the administrative board has a very usefull purpose in a mental health forum. On that board, a person can come to see if a statement is acceptable or not and have that light in making their own posts. I believe that this is an important aspect of discussion, for disclosue, IMO, is a sound mental-health practice.
As of new people what they think, I feel that new people could benifit from the administrative function as well as others in relation to requests for determination, deletion, clarification etc.. As far as the music of Hank Williams, Jr. as being some standard here, could not we use Earnest Tubb in his classic masterpiece, "I'm Walking the Floor Over You"?
Lou Pilder
Posted by Lou Pilder on October 18, 2004, at 11:19:40
In reply to To Dr. Hsiung, posted by Lou Pilder on October 18, 2004, at 9:36:55
Dr. Hsiung,
I am requesting that you take into consideration the following if you are going to consider that only email to you could be used to ask for you to make a determination, deletion, clarification, etc..
The original request to you hear to only allow email for the requests in question wrote something about "personal angst" being displayed here like a Hank Williams Jr. song.
I believe that on the administrative board, that these requests for determination have the potential to benifit the supportivness of the forum. Because of that, I feel that posts on the administrative board have some sort of shelter from administrative sanction so that the "angst" could be removed and posters could feel free to write without having angst.
That is why I have stated that I am not looking for the poster to be sanctioned for what they wrote in my request to you for a determination, but that the determination be made in order to have more light. I feel that ther could be a more supportive forum if the administrative board had the following provision incorperated into it: I would appreciate your consideration as to if you could examine my proposal and comment on it.
Lou's proposal:
Article A:
If a post is submitted for a determination, then if it is found to be not in accordance with the forum's guidlines, that the post only carry , at the most, a "please be civil" or that the post be deleted or asked to be rephrased.
Article B:
If a post is requested for determination or such, that the poster of such be requiered to either:
1.admit that what is in question is something that they did not intend to post,
2.write why they think that the post is acceptable in accordance with the forum's guidlines
Article C:
If a post has a request for clarification, then:
1. The poster be requiered to post a clarification or be considered in contempt of the forum and this could carry a sanction beyound a notation by the moderator.
2. The moderator could declare that no clarification is needed or warrented.
Article D:
That posts that have any of the following be deleted:
1. posts that have the potential to be considered racial or ethnically offensive
2. posts that are sexually offensive
3. posts that are offensive to gender
4. posts that are in other catagories that could be considered as offensive as the above.
Article D:
Other good and just suggeations
Lou Pilder
Posted by Fi on October 18, 2004, at 15:29:48
In reply to Pat's request to Dr. Bob, posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2004, at 8:59:01
I'm just glad that there is this board, so the topics discussed here have a venue and arent in amoung the other boards.
Maybe there should be a heading on this board that if you are new and this is the first page you find, try another board first for support and more typical PB type things.
This is the admin sort of 'behind' those other boards.
Fi
Posted by Dr. Bob on October 19, 2004, at 3:20:24
In reply to Pat's request to Dr. Bob, posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2004, at 8:59:01
> Have you ever considered a totally separate e.mail system for the posters who either want you to remove posts, examine posts, clarify posts?
Thanks for the suggestion. I know it has its downsides, but overall, I think it's better for this to be out in the open.
Bob
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