Posted by kid_A on May 23, 2002, at 10:35:52
In reply to Re: right to laugh, etc., posted by Dr. Bob on May 23, 2002, at 2:03:30
>Laugh to yourself if you like, but it isn't necessarily civil to do so "out loud".
so laughing about someone else's post is considered uncivil? I don't quite follow this logic... I don't think -anyone- was laughing at the fact that said site happened to contain what could be considered offensive material to some... but more on that below...
> It's also unnecessary to tell someone that you're tired of their posts.
I understand what you are saying here, but I think this statement is grounded in the notion that people are starting to take offense at the content, and constancy of these posts. We aren't talking about one post here, we are talking about several that more than one person has voiced their concern over...
> You don't "need" to apologize, but if you hurt someone's feelings, *even unintentionally*, it's nice to do so...
I do in fact apologize, twice in my text...
> Are you saying that diatribes by David Duke do make sense? Please don't post links to anti-Semitic sites, period.
NO! Good god, no... I am saying that I am not posting a link which has overtly obvious anti-semitic content... I'm not posting links to the Aryan Nation... Also, though I was entirely unaware of the fact that the site did contain anti-semitic content, the site ALSO contends that the George Bush presidency was responsible for the events of 9/11... That amoungst many other conspiratorial theories that seem laughable to me at least... The man is running for president and his site looks like it was designed by an 8 year old kid who hasn't been taking his Ritalin... That is what I find funny about the link... In the future I'll try to structure my posts in the most unoffensive manner possible...
> > > it's OK to share what's worked for you. But it's not OK to pressure others to do the same or to put them down for doing something else.
Keep in mind that the poster originally started posting on the MED related board, in the notion that this person's way may be preferable to medication, this person has also made claims that generally state that medication is something to be 'overcome', even though for many people it is a helpfull if not necisary part of their attempts at combating depression... I think these statements are dangerous to people that may be new to medication, and are exactly the same as statements made to me by others who had not suffered severe depression, ie "you dont need to take that stuff...", "you should be stronger, its weak to need to take that medication" etc etc...
Okay, there is far too much quoted text to address every single statement, and I'm sure you are tired of reading this anyways, so I'll try to wrap this up...
Basically what we have here is a ONE-WAY communication device, a person who states their opinion and yet any discussion or request for elucidation to these statements is responded to with more questions or comments not much different than the original statements...
If you notice, most of these posts result in long and meandering threads of diatribe, questions, more diatribe, and then generally the thread breaks down by people tired of the remarks who then make attempts to steer the thread in a different direction...
Personally, I'm offended by constant religious preaching, I grew up with enough of that at home... But I don't supose that my opinion is valid for some reason.
I hope you can see some of my points of view, and that I am simply trying to protect and better a board I find of great use and service to me.
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