Posted by Oddipus Rex on April 19, 2003, at 4:25:04
In reply to Re: But, seriously, now... » shar, posted by wendy b. on April 18, 2003, at 23:05:18
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> (quote from that thread) I'm sorry for any perveived wrongs I've done. And I do try to stay out of the fray, that's why I posted over on PB 2001. I know we're warned that text can be and often is moved to other boards, but in this case, if I had wanted others IN GENERAL to reply, I would have put it on Admin. I had hoped the 2001 people could have had a "private" discussion about it. Or what is the purpose of the board's existence? Not being "difficult," it's an honest question.' (end of quote)
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I don't think it's possible for a public board to be "private". If someone wants to discuss the topic it's necessary to move it to a board where it is possible to post a reply. I think if people post at one of the restricted boards they should be aware that it IS part of PB and people WILL read and respond if they care too. And those responses will have to be posted on another board. Copying the posts with the reply is just a timesaver and makes it clearer what the conversation is about. I think it would be a mistake to assume that someone is less likely to read a board because it is restricted. Reading is not restricted.I don't think the purpose of the restricted boards was to have a place to talk about people who can't post there. So what is the purpose of the restricted boards? I'm not being difficult either, I would really like to know.
I don't think it's permissable to ask for no one to post ABOUT something we post, just to request that people not direct posts to a particular individual.
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