Posted by ayuda on March 24, 2003, at 7:21:13
In reply to Re: people who do not agree, posted by Dr. Bob on March 23, 2003, at 23:14:33
> > I am perplexed by those people who do not agree with Dr. Bob's moderation, and who submit posts criticizing him. They have the choice of just not reading this board ever again, and why they insist on being troublemakers instead is beyond me.
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> Their intent may be not to cause trouble (though I have to admit I used to think that sometimes), but, for example, to show support for another poster who's been blocked.
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> > This is not a public forum, though people may think it is because it is on the Internet. It is really a private forum, we "sign" agreements to use this board according to Dr. Bob's rules
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> Well, it's not completely open, but it's not by invitation only, either...
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> BobI should not have used the term "troublemaker," it is a generalization and a label and I should know better than to use such terms, so I apologize, even though you didn't chastise me for it (I chastise myself).
I think of your creation and moderation of this site like a shopping mall: malls are in the public domain, and anyone can enter them and shop (and without that access the mall would not be profitable), but they are privately owned and operated, and there are rules to follow, and a customer who breaks a rule (no matter how "unfair" the owner's rule may seem for a public place), risks at least temporary banishment by the management. People often think they are in a public place in a mall because it is also not by invitation only, but in fact are in a private realm where not everything "goes." Does that seem like a fair analogy?
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