Posted by thuso on July 10, 2005, at 0:19:33
In reply to Well bless my whiskers!, posted by gardenergirl on July 9, 2005, at 23:04:19
I'm really shocked at how far this has gone. I've tried my best to read the thread where all this controversy started and have a question about an alternative that Larry could have done (or any of us for that matter).
In Larry's case, since he felt obligated to defend himself, couldn't he just have posted in Admin asking if what he wanted to write in the thread would not violate the DNP rule? First of all, he then wouldn't have posted to the person at all. It would have been a clarification post. Secondly, he would have gotten his views out in the open for everyone to see whether or not his proposed post would have been deemed acceptable. This method is used all the time in the court room and by different media outlets. I'm curious as if the way I just mentioned would be acceptable, since there really are many ways to get around a DNP if needed.
But I also wanted to mention that I really liked Lou's post about how Dr. B was just following the rule that people here requested. Since it seems to me that a lot of people are unhappy with the vagueness and inconsistencies this rule has caused, why doesn't everyone start giving suggestions to Dr. B in that thread below this one started by crushedout ? I'm sure no one wants this to happen again, but it inevitably will if some clarifications are not made in the rules.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050628/msgs/525511.htmlAfter all that reading (phew!), I think I understand all sides of the coin and why so many people are up in arms. Hopefully, this won't leave too much of a bitter taste for those who stay.
poster:thuso
thread:523749
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050628/msgs/525632.html