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Posted by henrietta on July 11, 2009, at 15:03:40
Again.
Thank you.
Posted by Glydin 00 on July 11, 2009, at 18:25:23
In reply to Respectfully request to unregister, posted by henrietta on July 11, 2009, at 15:03:40
> Again.
>
> Thank you.Maybe try an act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response.... or two.... maybe that'll help. (Smile)
Posted by fayeroe on July 11, 2009, at 20:42:53
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister, posted by Glydin 00 on July 11, 2009, at 18:25:23
> > Again.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> Maybe try an act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response.... or two.... maybe that'll help. (Smile)hmmmmmmm. something legal?
>
>
Posted by Glydin 00 on July 11, 2009, at 21:13:48
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister » Glydin 00, posted by fayeroe on July 11, 2009, at 20:42:53
I can only recall two times in my history here that a version of a threat (as I define it) resulted in an exception.... the first was a return to posting early from a block due to, well, it was a threat of harm. Now, a form of leaving involving an adm. action having been denied to others and having no current policy.
At least the most recent one was out in the open unlike the previous which came to community attention after some behind the scenes action.
I have no problem with folks wanting to be removed from the list of posters. Even though not understanding what that gets ya, I acknowledge it IS important to some. If that's available to all... great. However, I don't especially cotton to singular exceptions AND I really don't cotton to exceptions that appear to come out of threating.... doesn't seem a good precedent to wade into as I see it....
Sorry hen for the hyjack. I do hope you get your request.
Posted by henrietta on July 12, 2009, at 20:20:53
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister, posted by Glydin 00 on July 11, 2009, at 21:13:48
I don't at all think your comment was inappropriate on this thread! I've been thinking along those same lines.
How can it be that someone who threatens lawsuits, who calls the administrator nasty names, who has caused a wee bit of turmoil here, is rewarded with having his/her demands met, while some little old lady trying her very best to request politely the very same administrative action is rudely ignored.....pointedly ignored? A very bad precedent, indeed.
I don't happen to be coming from a place of rage at the moment and I have no desire to cause turmoil or unpleasantness on the boards. What I am asking for will cause no harm to anyone here.
It will be of great benefit to me, and cause no one else any harm. What's to refuse in that?R.E.S.P.E.C.T., indeed.
Posted by Phillipa on July 12, 2009, at 23:37:10
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister » Glydin 00, posted by henrietta on July 12, 2009, at 20:20:53
Not off topic but how come I can unsubscribe from all the newsletters and other forums I visit at times and not here? You know until this came up I'd never thought of it. Phillipa
Posted by SLS on July 13, 2009, at 8:10:25
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister » Glydin 00, posted by henrietta on July 12, 2009, at 20:20:53
> I don't at all think your comment was inappropriate on this thread! I've been thinking along those same lines.
>
> How can it be that someone who threatens lawsuits, who calls the administrator nasty names, who has caused a wee bit of turmoil here, is rewarded with having his/her demands met, while some little old lady trying her very best to request politely the very same administrative action is rudely ignored.....pointedly ignored? A very bad precedent, indeed.
>
> I don't happen to be coming from a place of rage at the moment and I have no desire to cause turmoil or unpleasantness on the boards. What I am asking for will cause no harm to anyone here.
> It will be of great benefit to me, and cause no one else any harm. What's to refuse in that?
>
> R.E.S.P.E.C.T., indeed.Having allowed one person to be become unregistered represents a precedent - good or bad. It is difficult to justify allowing one person to unregister and refuse others the same request. Dr. Bob was apparently conflicted over this act because he said that he had more thinking to do about this issue.
"I'm going to make an exception and remove this name. Trying to think this through"
I guess the man is allowed to change his mind.
Are there any other sites that do not have a mechanism in place to unregister someone from their rolls of membership? I have registered with a few other websites and didn't notice a menu choice to unenroll.
- Scott
Posted by Nadezda on July 13, 2009, at 10:48:58
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister, posted by SLS on July 13, 2009, at 8:10:25
I've never heard of unenrolling at any site where I joined a message board. At the ones I'm involved with, you just, as far as I know (I"ve never looked into it, admittedly) stop posting or visiting.
You can unsubscribe from advertising and messages from various entities-- which is also possible at Babble. I'm not really sure what the whole 'moral' issue is-- if there really is one. As to any legal ramifications, I'd say they're remote if not, in practical terms, non-existent.
However, I'm open to being referred to any particular legal opinion or ruling or statue that suggests that anything whatever illegal is going on here-- not to mention anything recoverable, which is pretty difficult where there's no money at stake and you've signed a waiver, as we do here.
Nadezda
Posted by fayeroe on July 13, 2009, at 10:56:48
In reply to Re: Respectfully request to unregister, posted by Nadezda on July 13, 2009, at 10:48:58
Psych Central is one of the biggest mental health support forums on the web.
You can "unregister" there. You don't ask permission. It is in your hands. I don't know about now but you could request and get your posts removed.
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 13, 2009, at 11:02:59
In reply to Respectfully request to unregister, posted by henrietta on July 11, 2009, at 15:03:40
Posted by Dinah on July 13, 2009, at 11:15:30
In reply to Re: Respectfully declined (nm) » henrietta, posted by Dr. Bob on July 13, 2009, at 11:02:59
My understanding is that registering is effectively doing no more than reserving, by registering, your posting name.
Dr. Bob would not be so foolish as to count all names registered as current participants of babble, since so many have moved on, and some have reregistered.
I think it could be rather confusing if the names were released for general use by reregistering them. I've always liked the name Henrietta, but I imagine it would be confusing to those looking through the archives if I decided I liked that name better than Dinah and took it once it was available.
Posted by Dinah on July 13, 2009, at 11:19:14
In reply to Re: Respectfully declined, posted by Dinah on July 13, 2009, at 11:15:30
I should say remaining registered, not registering. There is more to registering, since we state that we understand the terms under which we post here.
Posted by henrietta on July 13, 2009, at 12:17:17
In reply to Re: Respectfully declined (nm) » henrietta, posted by Dr. Bob on July 13, 2009, at 11:02:59
Posted by Nadezda on July 13, 2009, at 23:38:47
In reply to Unregister » Nadezda, posted by fayeroe on July 13, 2009, at 10:56:48
There are many message boards where the right to unregister is not available. I looked at those that I'm a member of and could find no discussion in the FAQs or membership policies of unregistering or unenrolling.
I noticed that one board has a three-strike rule. If you violate their civility rules, you're given one warning; after a second violation, another warning that one more violation will result in account removal and; after a third violation, account removal. However, I saw nothing about your right to have your account removed.
So the offer to unregister is by no means a universal thing-- nor are Bob's rules the most draconian in the message board universe.
Nadezda
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