Posted by Deneb on March 3, 2006, at 18:04:23
In reply to Re: Ethics » Deneb, posted by JenStar on March 3, 2006, at 17:48:13
> Deneb,
> it worries me when you write posts like this. It seems (and correct me if I'm wrong) that you might be implying that posters here have no personal responsibility for owning their own emotions or responses to blocks, or even for writing the things that get blocked in the first place.I think Dr. Bob should own up to his mistakes.
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> Are you implying that Dr. Bob, as the one who assigns blocks, is totally responsible for the state of mind & emotional unheaval of the blocked parties?No, I'm not saying that at all. What I am saying is that Dr. Bob should find out exactly how harmful blocks are and maybe change policies to make this place more supportive. This is supposed to be a *supportive* place to be. It would kind of defeat that purpose if one were to find out that say, 70% of people here were harmed by the blocks instead of helped. What if all that was needed was a reduction in lengths of blocks? Blocks seem to hurt a lot of people IMO, both the blockee and friends of the blockee, maybe even lurkers.
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> To me, that is sort of like saying that people who commit crimes should not have to go to jail because it will upset them. Or that Olympic athletes who are caught doping or taking steroids should not have medals taken away (even if they know it would happen if they got caught) because it will make them desperate and possibly suicidal. The deal is, this site has rules about posting, and everyone knows what they are. We can choose to familiarize ourselves with the rules, and can choose whether to break them or not. And then it's up to us to face the consequences. Right? I just don't get why people are making this so personal about Dr. Bob...Rules to what end? What if the rules or the enforcement of the rules ends up defeating the very purpose of this site? Support and education. I dunno, maybe I just don't like rules. Maybe I should go back to usenet.
Maybe I have a bit of anarchist in me. ;-)
Deneb
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