Posted by mair on November 19, 2003, at 13:43:38
In reply to Re: 4/5 year ban for fake suicide postings?? » sb417, posted by Dinah on November 19, 2003, at 11:44:40
I'm not so concerned with false threats, although they're bad enough. What I find so egregious is Kristen posting as someone who knows Kristen. Not only does that seem particularly manipulative, but also opens us all up to having someone do the same thing with any one of us. Sure, this is something anyone "can" do, but in reality in several years on this board, I don't remember anyone else ever trying it.
Everyone "loses" it to some degree at some point. However, I'm particularly bothered by behavior that seems designed to throw people into some emotional turmoil. The vast majority of posters I think are very sincere in their attempts to be supportive to those in need. Using that support in such a manipulative way makes a mockery of what we try to do here.
Mair
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