Posted by Wendy B. on August 31, 2001, at 11:49:07
In reply to Re: blocked from posting » Pennie Lane, posted by Dr. Bob on August 31, 2001, at 11:12:57
> > PL: Notifying an organization (SA) of the activities of people who engage in certain behavior in the name of the organization is perfectly fair.
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> OK, I'm going to block you from posting again. Please don't just switch to another name. Thanks,
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> BobWell done, Dr. Bob!
PL was on a roll. SalArmy can sign his name any way he wants, with any tag he wants, within the rules established by the Board. Those rules have not changed. They are not used capriciously against one person over another. We have the option of NOT READING Sal's posts if they make us mad, or we think they're not useful, or disseminating wrong information, etc. etc. We might have a lot of reasons to ignore them.
When Cam had a previous "discusssion" with and over SalArmy, people told him to cool it, and that was ok. He did. Ignoring Sal actually works! (if you want it to.) You have control over your own emotions and responses, and it's not fair to Sal (sorry, guys) to dump shit on him that doesn't belong to him.
As for worrying about his meds, you guys monitor him more than I do. I haven't kept up with his meds schedule. Jeeze, are others monitoring MY meds? So that if I say something out of line, in someone's opinion, they're going to blast me knowing I take wellbutrin and neurontin? This is a valid question. "Oh, Wendy's going into a hypomanic episode again..." or "she's BP I, so don't pay any attention to her about..." Telling others that he is having the beginnings of a psychotic episode is really unfair. Do unto others....
The discussion of copyright was quite entertaining! Talk about projections and clouding the issue... The so-called publishers of these abstracts (that's all Sal ever quoted) have to do their own vetting of copyright infringers. The abstracts are available to anyone who knows how to do a search on the net, and copyright is NOT violated as long as the citations are given and are correct. Dr. Bob was absolutely right to block someone who would threaten to deliberately get someone in trouble with the law, the Salvation Army, or publishers.
The Board is not private, in other words, we talk about personal issues on an internet bulletin board, our pseudo-names protect us from discrimination, etc. But to take Sal's posts, and then try to use them against him, is really nasty. If he's having a hard time, why would you then add more problems to his life? Where is the compassion here, guys?
Don't get me wrong: I dislike with a passion what the Jesus-loving, savers-of-our-souls represent. I don't particularly like most of Sal's posts, but I do think he is supportive to others IN HIS WAY. Which is not MY WAY. Which doesn't mean he is wrong, or that I will then report him to the authorities because I disagree. This is just another form of witch-hunting.
Could we move on?
Respectfully,
Wendy
poster:Wendy B.
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