Posted by Lou Pilder on July 11, 2007, at 12:15:59
DR Hsiung,
You have posted,
[...I don't consider it civil to post anything that could lead others to feel put down, including anti-Semitic statements. Still, I think it's inevitable that particular posters sometimes won't feel supported by particular posts...](ref A)
You have posted,
[...Sometimes the goals of these boards conflict. One goal is of course that they be supportive. Another is that people feel free to post, since how else are they going to be supported? But being supportive takes precedence. My approach to civility is, it doesn't matter if someone really believes something-- or to some extent even if it's true--if it is uncivil, they shouldn't post it...] (Robert Hsiung 7-22-02)
The rules for the faith board are defined at the top. Let us look at those here.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith
I am requesting that we have discussion concerning what you have posted in regards to that the statement in question that you responded to on the faith board today and asks for follow ups to be redirected to the administrative board continue here.
I am requesting in regards to your TOS that it is fine to discuss the actions that you take and to ask you for your rationale and discuss policy here.
In,[...particular posters sometimes won't feel supported...], could you clarify if I am one of those posters that you mean in regards to the post that you responded to in (ref A) on the end of this post? If so, in regards to your rules for the faith forum, posts that could lead another to feel accused or put down are not civil. If there is a post that accuses or has the potential to lead one to feel put down, either the member or the group, then could you consider that those members of that group could also not feel supported? If so, I am unsure as to what you are wanting to mean and I am trying to determine by what you have posted as to if there are or are not two standards here or not. For the statement in question was not approved untill the poster was given the opportunity to modify it and prefaced the unapproved statement with {I believe} which you then posted that [...you think that is good...]
Lou Pilder
ref A
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20070227/msgs/768941.html
poster:Lou Pilder
thread:768966
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20070702/msgs/768966.html