Posted by Lindenblüte on September 22, 2006, at 17:26:09
In reply to ?, posted by laima on September 20, 2006, at 21:57:44
actually, even private universities get a lot of their monies through government research grants, and federal financial aid to their students, publicly funded fellowships for their graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and other researchers.
if you can find a large private university where one guy (Dr. Bob, the Wizard of Oz, Bob Jones, etc) has say [and ultimate responsibility] over any and all decisions of membership and publication, well... I guess it's an adequate comparison. But I'm just not sure that it's relevant.
Civility = what Dr. Bob says. It's subjective, and he's the subject that has the final say to deem a post uncivil. Sure, it depends on point of view, culture, era, political and religious orientation, and perhaps even professional affiliation. Why can't we accept that?
Sure, it's blatently obvious when there's a gross violation. The grey areas are the ones that give us (as free liberated psycho-babblers) the chance to learn what's acceptable/not and how to understand the mind of Dr. Bob, who owns what goes on here.
His *ss is on the line, if the sh*t hits the fan. Why shouldn't he try to protect himself? honestly, I'm amazed that we get as much latitude to talk about uncomfortable subjects as we do. I think it's absolutely amazing in fact, and I cherish the opportunity to get support from people when I cannot ever say many things to my IRL friends or family.
-Li
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