Posted by Dr. Bob on June 23, 2004, at 21:24:05
In reply to someone who knows please tell us.....thanks, posted by Jai Narayan on June 19, 2004, at 15:36:39
From:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040527/msgs/359028.html
> So, Dr. Bob, do you really read every post and is it actually you when a reply says Dr. Bob?
It's actually me. I try to take a look at every post eventually, but because so many messages are posted, every line of every message cannot be screened.
> 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?
Sure, accuracy is important. Disagreement isn't necessarily uncivil.
> 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?"
It would be more of an I-statement to say "I feel offended by this statement". See also the earlier posts in this thread...
Bob
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