Posted by Larry Hoover on February 25, 2005, at 22:03:28
In reply to Re: Civility or censorship? » Larry Hoover, posted by fires on February 25, 2005, at 19:46:12
> 1) "Support" can sometimes take the form of informing people of their misconceptions.
I think that "informing people of their misconceptions" is considered uncivil, based on my own observations of Bob's reactions.
> 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?"I wasn't intending anything at all uncivil. You stated your belief that you had not been uncivil. I was simply suggesting the alternative reason for a block. I don't clearly remember any of your blocking incidents, so I was speculating.
Lar
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