Posted by Racer on July 15, 2005, at 21:05:35
In reply to You wouldn't? » Dinah, posted by so on July 15, 2005, at 20:46:38
> > If Dr. Bob has been over the boards, and not judged something uncivil then I do not in fact have the authority to do anything about this.
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> You impose your own limits on your authority, and you alone are responsible for the sort of people you choose as allies. If Robert Hsuing advocates calling Scientologists "Creepy" it is reasonable to ask whether his subordinates hold likewise.
>No, I believe Dr Bob has limited the authority of deputies here.
Also, Dr Bob did not "advocate calling Scientologists "Creepy" " An individual posted something on one of the boards here, and I'm not sure Dr Bob even saw that post. Now that you've brought it to everyone's attention that someone felt accused and/or put down by the comment, I am certain Dr Bob will step in.
Dr Bob did not step in when someone on Social said that Tom Cruise -- who happens to be a Scientologist -- was saying things a lot of us find problematic, about psychiatry and psychotropic drugs and so on. That isn't the same as saying that Scientologists as a group are "creepy", which isn't within the civility guidelines -- either of this site, or the world in general, really, since it is characterizing an entire group solely by their inclusion in that group.
Dr Bob is apparently going to be back tonight, when he will be reading all of this. How about waiting for his determination, and letting Dinah have a rest? Dinah is a voluntary deputy here, and I would hate to see her suffer for voluntarily stepping up to take on more responsibility here. I would hate even more to see Dinah feel attacked, when she is providing a service to the community as a whole.
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