Posted by Toph on June 22, 2004, at 11:40:22
In reply to Re: Happy Birthday *today* PB, posted by Dr. Bob on June 10, 2004, at 0:52:52
I have 2 comments, first, after being kicked out of the site I was angry and decided that an academian could not have the time to read all the posts here. I assumed that you pay a graduate student that you trust to administer the site with periodic review. I also found some of your punishments to be far too unfair and inconsistent to be the judgements of a bright guy who wants to promote the internet as a therapeutic milieu.
Then I read this post asking us to wish Dr. Bob a happy birthday. I don't believe that even an arrogant University of Chicago graduate student would be so presumptuous as to pretend to be Robert Hsuing and post an invitation to a birthday party! So, Dr. Bob, do you really read every post and is it actually you when a reply says Dr. Bob?
Second, this issue of the administator's actual identity relates to the issue of truth in this website. If someone posts an inaccurate statement such as, "Xanax killed 1.3 million Americans last year," can another individual challenge the vericity of such a statement without being considered uncivil? Certainly calling the poster a liar is unacceptible, but what about saying that I believe the statement to be false? Can an individual question the source of a posted statement attributed to another person? Also, how does one remark about an offensive statement - I think I have discovered that saying something is offenseve is considered uncivil, so, is it acceptible to say "I find this statement to be offensive to me?"
You have created boards that feature topics of writing, faith and other forums of personal expression. It seems to me that by only allowing supportive comments and not allowing individuals to challenge misleading or offensive remarks, contributors are denied the kind of realistic and healthy give and take that is necessary in a therapeutic group environment.
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