Posted by noa on April 19, 2003, at 6:42:27
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob--Evil lives in PB 2000 posts? » noa, posted by shar on April 18, 2003, at 21:06:29
OK, Thanks. Just a time lag. Makes sense to me now. After reading your other post in the thread above, regarding posting URLs instead of text, I think this is making more sense to me, too. I hadn't thought of that, but it is a good idea. Maybe a practice that should be "institutionalized" (no, not THAT kind of institutionalization!). Ie, if we want to have an "administrative" discussion about a post that is potentially hurtful, that instead of pasting the text into our post here, we just cite the url.
The only exception I can think of at the moment is when (as happened a few months ago), there is a dispute over whether the post in question is offensive and someone wants to make an argument to Dr. Bob and needs to cite actual text in support of their argument that certain language from the post is offensive or not.
As for "private" discussion. As y'all know, this is not private in any way, shape or form. Everything we post becomes a published document, and out there in perpetuity for anyone with internet access to read. The restricted boards are a "privilege" I think in that they limit the number of respondents to those with longevity at this site. (I assume Dr. Bob will add new restricted boards for 2002, etc. as time goes on). But we should keep in mind that anyone can read them. I think that people were feeling extremely frustrated and it was coming out in their posts, but I tend to doubt anyone believes that it is proper to say unkind things about other posters in the "safety" (pseudo) of a restricted board.
We all slip sometimes when we are frustrated.
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