Posted by Dr. Bob on June 12, 2006, at 4:56:10
In reply to PBC Bob......calling me impotent......, posted by muffled on June 11, 2006, at 22:12:52
> I think, FWIW, you ought to leave the option in place to allow a graceful withdrawal and save insistence for any cases where "Please rephrase" and withdrawals have been used so extensively that you believe insistence on a rephrase to be more appropriate.
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> DinahThat sounds reasonable to me, do others agree?
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> > If one person likes the Cubs and another person says they prefer the White Sox, I'd consider that a disagreement. If the first person is a real fan, they may be offended (caused to feel vexation or resentment by violation of what they consider proper or fitting). But I wouldn't consider the second person to have been insensitive or disrespectful. Saying the first person's team stinks I wouldn't consider sensitive, however, and saying the first person shouldn't be a fan I wouldn't consider respectful.
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> But Alex was blocked for saying "I think the world would be better without religion"
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> That statement is similarSorry, similar to what?
> that is what I sometimes have problems with. Blocks turn into an "I win" instead of allowing adults to come to terms with each other.
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> AuntieMelI agree, they may, and they may also be more likely when people have difficulty coming to terms with each other...
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> I'm not hurting NOW, just scared you GONNA hurt me you so and so.
> the problem IS you DO control my potential access to a support network for me.
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> muffledI think that's a better way of putting it, I have power and you're vulnerable. Which I know can be scary.
Bob
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