Posted by TamaraJ on June 14, 2005, at 9:45:37
In reply to Re: blocked for 6 weeks » Larry Hoover, posted by Dr. Bob on June 14, 2005, at 2:35:16
Dr. Bob, Larry's block is nothing short of a miscarriage of justice, resulting from the civility rules being applied in a strictly black and white fashion. Sometimes, the gray areas need to be taken into consideration, and, in this case, there were gray areas IMO. There were, I believe, extenuating circustances, and, had those circumstances not been present, I believe that Larry would not have had to post to an individual who had issued a DNP request. It is unfair to expect someone who is being "discussed" in a post, not to want to respond and explain their actions. And, for that matter, the individual who was discussing the person could have, I think, done so in a babblemail. As a matter of fact, discussing an individual in a post, without directing the post to that individual, is, IMO, a convient way of circumventing the reciprocal DNP rule. That should have been taken into consideration before a block was issued.
You got it wrong this time, Dr. Bob. Sorry, but this type of blocking only serves to fuel bad feelings and put posters, both new and old, on edge and cause them to, perhaps, limit their posting and participation.
Tamara
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