Posted by Ron Hill on April 23, 2002, at 20:46:32
In reply to Please be civil. » Dr. Bob, posted by beardedlady on April 23, 2002, at 8:57:49
Beardy,
I've read your posts on this thread and I believe you have made valid points. I tried to find the actual posts from the "rapper" and you to refresh my memory of what exactly were stated. I did not find them. (I wish the search engine worked on the recent archives as well as the archives older than 02/21/02). Do you know the location of said posts?
Since I have not reread the post exchange lately, I am working from memory. And if I remember correctly, my read of the situation at the time was that Dr. Bob hesitated to PBC (please be civil) the initial "rapper" post because he did not want to deny any "freedom of speech rights" since it was "literary prose" and not directed at any one person in particular. My read may or may not be correct. Dr Bob is plenty capable of speaking for himself. Maybe Dr. Bob was merely away from the board during the initial phase of the thread development. Rumor has it that he does have a day job.
I personally found the initial post of the "rapper" to be very offensive and if I were doing the Admin it would have got an IMMEDIATE PBC message. The "rapper" did eventually get a PBC, and I had the impression at the time that you just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and, as a result, Dr. Bob nuked you as well.
Having said all that, I am very thankful that I am not responsible for the Admin duties. This must really be a burden for Dr. Bob. That's why I almost never involve myself in these types of threads that complain about Dr. Bob's judgment when he is playing a PBC or Blocking card. He is human and he is going to make mistakes periodically! Especially, given the short amount of time he has to devote to any given post.
Bottom line IMHO: Dr. Bob may have made an error in judgment by not stopping the "rapper" posts right from the get-go. And I don't think he should have nuked you in the exchange. But let's cut him some slack; he's human, he's not a machine.
Now for the question I absolutely must know the answer to. You posted (in part):
Please be civil. » Dr. Bob
Posted by beardedlady on April 23, 2002, at 8:57:49> Never mind, Dr. Bob. I quit. I have a bologna sandwich to eat.
Do you regularly eat bologna sandwiches at 8:57 am Central Time (i.e. 9:57 am ET)? Would that be brunch?
-- Ron
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