Posted by Dr. Bob on September 7, 2004, at 2:17:33
In reply to Re: Waki's reply to Lou, posted by Waki on September 6, 2004, at 22:14:18
> I heard you people rip each other to shreds.
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> I have to admit from just a breif glance some of you people are ruthless on each other.Sorry, but I need to ask you not to post anything that could lead others to feel accused.
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
Follow-ups in this thread should of course themselves be civil, too.
That said, the below are all good points:
> Debate and discussion does not have to be to the point that the above phrases have to be used or people have to be blocked.
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> The tongue can be more harmful then a sword, I am sure you know.
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> emails can be hurtful if not carefully written.
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> I sincerely believe that posters who have hurt individuals ... care but did not know the negitive effect.> I think part of the problem also arises that one believes they have to convince others to agree with their point.
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> A very powerful tool that is not used often enough is the ability to "agree to dissagree" or the simple tool of listening.> I wish this message board had an edit key, which would be an improvement. Maybe someone would read thier post and retract it. Maybe a person would not have to repost with an addition made.
IMO, reposting isn't the worst thing in the world, but an edit key has in fact been discussed before:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20030404/msgs/224641.html
Bob
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