Posted by fires on February 26, 2005, at 13:22:28
In reply to Re: Civility or censorship? » fires, posted by Larry Hoover on February 25, 2005, at 22:03:28
> > 1) "Support" can sometimes take the form of informing people of their misconceptions.
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> I think that "informing people of their misconceptions" is considered uncivil, based on my own observations of Bob's reactions.
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> > 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:
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> > "Perhaps your difficulties lie in that evolving realm of nonsupportive postings, rather than uncivil ones, in the classic sense?"
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> 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.
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> LarI don't think you were being uncivil, according to my definition, but I do think you made a statement in the form of a question. Many months ago, there were people here who who ask me: "What is your real problem?"/ "What do you really feel?". While those questions may not be uncivil they are annoying because they are presumptive and rhetorical.
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