Posted by Alii on February 20, 2003, at 0:47:11
In reply to Shutting down the Babbles, posted by shar on February 20, 2003, at 0:30:33
> > Good luck Simcha. I hope you find some information in this that can help.
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> And, when someone is successful in shutting down this website, the benefit will be...???
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> In the politically correct atmosphere of this time, and the extent to which people wish to avoid litigation, and the general misunderstanding of mental health issues by even those in the field (not to mention webmasters and others who don't necessarily have the knowledge or education to determine what is "abusive" on this site)...it concerns me that PB runs the risk of being shut down. And not, IMO, for a good reason (such as the systematic harmfulness of its mission) but because of instances in which people have been upset about and not in agreement with dr. bob's decisions.
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> There have been attempts to shut down this site (which I refer to collectively as the Babbles because there are so many of them now, PB, PSB, PB Faith, etc.) I'm sure there will be in the future, complaints may be filed, and maybe someday someone will have "success" and the Babbles will be gone. Just what they've won us by eliminating this resource remains the question in my mind.
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> I just wouldn't want anybody doing me any favors, or anything....
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> Shar
Shar,Life is change. One of those changes might be that these sites may not run forever. You just never know.
This resource is harming people and these people are not reporting their adverse advent reports since Bob has hidden it somewhere within the PBA posts. I feel that the folks being harmed the most by this site have just as much right to speak to the appropriate persons or organizations so that their voices are heard.
The same right that you have to voice your discord with anyone who dares to question the fashion under which these Babble sites are run.
There are ethical and moral questions regarding testing on human subjects and I'm not sure that Dr. Bob is fully aware of the impact these sites have on those subject since he tends to respond in a cut and paste fashion to most kurfuffles.
~A.
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