Posted by fires on February 25, 2005, at 19:46:12
In reply to Re: Civility or censorship? » fires, posted by Larry Hoover on February 25, 2005, at 18:23:02
I don't have links to the posts, and currently no time to search them down.
Some things to consider:
1) "Support" can sometimes take the form of informing people of their misconceptions.
2) It seems that PB allows posters to be uncivil in a somewhat disguised mode: use of the rhetorical question. In fact you just used one:
"Perhaps your difficulties lie in that evolving realm of nonsupportive postings, rather than uncivil ones, in the classic sense?"
Placing "perhaps" in front of the statement, and making it a question allows it to appear civil. (I'm using the PB definition of civil -- I don't find your rhetorical question uncivil).
I may have to try that technique. I've complained about the use of rhetorical questions several times to no avail, which I find very curious.
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