Posted by Ron Hill on July 12, 2002, at 10:25:24
In reply to Re: Adults Do Not Have to Act Like Adults? » oracle, posted by Mark H. on July 12, 2002, at 2:08:02
Hi Mark,
IMHO and with all due respect, I think you missed the mark in your response to Oracle. Fachad made some valid points, but Oracle merely called into question the concept that we posters should be excused from socially appropriate behavior simply because of our individual disorders. I side with Oracle on this one. Yes it is more difficult for those of us with mental disorders to control our anger and remain civil, but none-the-less, we should not expect our disorders to provide license for socially inappropriate behavior. Just my 2 sense, for what it's worth.
Hey by the way, Mark, you are an excellent writer. We have many good writers posting to these boards and if we held a writers contest I think I would vote for you, Beardy, and IsoM to be near the top in my picks. I hope the later two come back after a little time away.
-- Thanks, Ron
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> I regret several of my early posts on these boards, when I thought I knew better than anyone else what was going on and felt free to make snide and off-handed one-liners about what others had posted. Over time I learned not to inject myself into threads unless I had something positive and substantive to contribute. If I had exercised a little more self-control and had been a bit less arrogant and presumptuous, I probably would have learned sooner how to be a better member of this community. As it is, I have the patience and good will of others to thank for my being welcome here at all.
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> In my experience of him over time, I have found Fachad to be one of the most well-informed, intelligent and articulate contributors to these boards, and I read his posts with great interest and appreciation for his balanced and thoughtful insights. Also, I have never known Fachad to be flippant, so if I don't understand what he wrote or believe I might disagree with it, I find it is better usually if I give him the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming I know what his motives are or what he intended by a comment. The benefit for me is that I'm less likely to look like a fool if my understanding of the comment or situation turns out to have been less than perfectly informed.
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> Mark H.
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