Posted by Dinah on June 13, 2007, at 9:11:07
In reply to So who is the F*ck You Fairy asper GG ?, posted by Happyflower on June 12, 2007, at 15:16:48
As an explanation about something that seems to be upsetting many people.
Often things are posted that can be interpreted in many ways. The writing board is particularly vulnerable in this area, and I suspect it's why great literature is considered great although I have never really understood great literature so I don't know if that's correct or just a projection based on my own confusion.
On occasion posts are brought to my attention that when explained as reported appear to be uncivil. But as I read the responses it is clear that others have interpreted the post differently.
I will not claim to be able to read gg's mind, but to me it is entirely reasonable to assume that she was talking about the internal voice that often follows us around to comment on what we've done in a critical way.
Does that mean that incivility can sometimes slip through in obscure posts or ambiguous posts (not speaking to this post or any post in particular)? Certainly it can. I know I often feel like posts I don't understand at all are in violation of the civility guidelines. But if I don't understand them well enough, I can't in all due conscience do anything about them, unless they are in violation of some other aspect of the civility guidelines. But the alternative, a draconian crackdown on anything that might be uncivil, does not appeal to me. If it appeals to others, they are free to suggest rule changes to Dr. Bob, without naming specific posts as examples.
I'll look at the thread again to see if anything was less open to different interpretations than the original post. If you wish to suggest posts to look at, please do so by using the reporting function rather than mentioning them on board.
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