Posted by Ron Hill on July 9, 2005, at 14:20:58 [reposted on July 9, 2005, at 16:04:20 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Is it permissible to..., posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2005, at 1:31:19
> > Someone mentioned this before, but as the DNP is taken so seriously, I think it would be a good idea to specify that it has to be in the subject line.
> I think that's a good idea. And another reason to revise that section...
> BobYa think?
So let me see if I’ve got this right. On the one hand, you openly admit that the section is in need of multiple revisions. And yet, at the same time, you refuse to reduce Lar’s block even after you recognize the inadequacy of your written rules?
Go figure!
-- Ron
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For readers unfamiliar with the particular section that Dr. Bob is referring to, I’ll include a block, copy, and paste of the section below. It should be noted that this is the only section in the FAQ guidelines that mentions the do not post (DNP) option. Clearly, the focus of the rule, as currently written, is harassment.<start FAQ section>
What can I do if I feel harassed here?
First, I'm sorry if that happens. I try to keep the atmosphere supportive, but unfortunately it isn't always. To help, please be civil even if you feel harassed.
I'd rather lines of communication stayed open, but if that's not possible, you can, as a last resort, ask another poster not to post to you anymore. If you think you need to do that, follow these steps:
Identify a post by them to you that makes you feel harassed.
Ask them not to post to you anymore by replying to that post with the "add name of previous poster" box checked. Please be civil when you do so; "please don't post to me" is enough. If it's not clear to me why their post makes you feel harassed, I may ask. I may also decide their post isn't civil, but that's a separate issue.
Save the URL of your request to them.
If they do post to you after that, let me know the URLs of their post to you and of your earlier request to them. Please be civil when you do so.
If you post to them, it's OK for them to post to you in response. Your request stays in effect unless you change your mind, which you may do at any time (and are encouraged to do at some time to reopen lines of communication).
Posting to someone means directing either the subject line or the body of a post to them. Replying to posts by someone isn't necessarily posting to them.
<end FAQ section>
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ha•rass P Pronunciation Key (h -r s , h r s)
tr.v. ha•rassed, ha•rass•ing, ha•rass•es
1. To irritate or torment persistently.
2. To wear out; exhaust.
3. To impede and exhaust (an enemy) by repeated attacks or raids.
[French harasser, possibly from Old French harer, to set a dog on, from hare, interj. used to set a dog on, of Germanic origin.]
ha•rass er n.
ha•rass ment n.
Synonyms: harass, harry, hound, badger, pester, plague
These verbs mean to trouble persistently or incessantly. Harass and harry imply systematic persecution by besieging with repeated annoyances, threats, or demands: The landlord harassed tenants who were behind in their rent. A rude customer had harried the storekeeper. Hound suggests unrelenting pursuit to gain a desired end: Reporters hounded the celebrity for an interview. To badger is to nag or tease persistently: The child badgered his parents for a new bicycle. To pester is to inflict a succession of petty annoyances: “How she would have pursued and pestered me with questions and surmises” (Charlotte Brontë). Plague refers to a problem likened to an epidemic disease: “As I have no estate, I am plagued with no tenants or stewards” (Henry Fielding).
Usage Note: Educated usage appears to be evenly divided on the pronunciation of harass. In a recent survey 50 percent of the Usage Panel preferred stressing the first syllable, while 50 percent preferred stressing the second. Curiously, the Panelists' comments appear to indicate that each side regards itself as an embattled minority.[Download Now or Buy the Book]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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