Posted by Dr. Bob on April 14, 2003, at 15:35:44
In reply to Lou's response to Dr. Bob's post-VC-4 » Dr. Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on April 13, 2003, at 14:34:31
> Are you saying that there must be an [...apparent reason...], {that can be seen}, for one to be allowed to make the declaration that someone not be allowed to post to them
Yes, the idea is to keep people from feeling harassed, so that should be the reason.
> If a person writes that they feel harrased, that may not necessarily be the real reason that they are declaring that another poster can not respond to what they wrote
That's true. But who's to say what the "real" reason is?
> the statement in question that one is responding to may allude to being an accusatory or defaming statement
Accusatory and defaming statements aren't civil, so I'll do my best to deal with them.
> I feel that if people's feelings are more important than the purpose of this board
The feeling of being supported is itself one of the purposes of this board...
> I am requesting that you direct me to some link that identifies to me the posters here that have made that decalration that I am not to respond to them. Then I would like for the reason(s) that they have made this decaration to deny me to post to them be published here so that I could have the opportunity to chalenge such reasons
1. I'm not going to try to keep track of these requests. Please note any that are directed to you.
It's partly for this reason that "blanket" requests would be a problem; everyone might not see them.
2. If someone requests that you not direct any posts to them and you want to challenge that, you can email me or, as long as you're civil, post to me about it here, but please respect their request not to post to them, thanks.
Bob
PS: I'm not replying to posts with distorted names.
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