Posted by alexandra_k on July 10, 2005, at 9:14:24
In reply to Shocked at how far this has gone..., posted by thuso on July 10, 2005, at 0:19:33
> I'm really shocked at how far this has gone.
Yup. If it is any consolation this sort of thing does happen on Babble sometimes. Sometimes I worry that the boards will never be the same. But it always blows over... Eventually.
> 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.I'm not sure... I think so. You can post comments to the general reader to defend yourself against what someone is saying - but if they have requested you not post to them you have to be very careful.
You can also Babblemail someone as a 'civility buddy' before posting. You could even Babblemail Dr Bob and ask whether it is ok to post your post (though you might have to wait a while for a reply).
> 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 ?
Good idea. It is easy to criticise. Much harder to come up with a viable alternative.
> After 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.
Yeah. Time... Time tends to help a lot.
I quite liked what gg had to say about here:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050628/msgs/525696.html
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