Posted by 10derHeart on March 16, 2006, at 22:21:44
In reply to Re: mystery » 10derHeart, posted by wildcard11 on March 16, 2006, at 18:33:00
> i didn't see the previous PBC but the word *unkind*??? that's just not IMO enough to warrant a block...
My read on that is that *any* negative description of a poster or their post, happening after a PBC for the same thing, will result in a block. It just happened to be the word unkind in this case.
As far as the word, I think I see where you're coming from, and I do respect your opinion. Maybe it's that 'unkind' as a word used to protest, complain about or describe a post is pretty 'gentle' as those sorts of words go? But I see the trouble being that posters, being the unique human beings that we are, will often view a word and react to it quite differently. For me personally, kindness is way up there on *my* list, and if forced to choose (thankfully at Babble I'm not) I'd rather have someone refer to a post of mine as stupid, irritating, illogical, silly, off topic, confusing, unhelpful...and a bunch of other things *before* unkind.
I dunno. That's me. Merriam-Webster says:
UNKIND: 2 : lacking in kindness or sympathy : HARSH, CRUEL
--------------------------:-( I'm not presuming to know what ed meant, it's just that some *would* really feel hurt by that word, and if it's allowed to stand, the purpose of civility is defeated as the two posters (may) hurt one another's feelings with more descriptions...and round we go. And I arrive back at the civility rules, to include not characterizing a post we are upset by with *any* negative word, but speaking very personally of how we feel.
Sorry to go on so. I'm done now. Peace - 10der
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