Posted by Justherself54 on February 14, 2008, at 22:17:57
In reply to Supporting Phoenix1 » Justherself54, posted by Dinah on February 14, 2008, at 21:14:10
> I think it's great to be supportive of Phoenix1. And I agree that Phoenix1 is a supportive and informed poster, and hope to see him/her back on board after this week.
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> If someone were to tell me I was ugly, it might be the truth, but it wouldn't be allowable under the civility guidelines. Moreover, the perception of what is true varies among people. So "truth" does not exempt one from the civility guidelines.
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> "I feel" does not automatically make an "I" statement. An I statement is a statement about yourself, not about those other than yourself.
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> "I feel very very angry." is an "I" statement. It is a statement about yourself.
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> "I FEEL Phoenix1 has turned out to be one of the most supportive and informed posters and has helped me greatly." is a very supportive statement about Phoenix1, not an "I" statement.
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>OK, this is where I get confused..how is "I feel Phoenix 1 etc." not an I statement..what I said is what I feel as it pertains to me..because he's supportive and informed I am helped by him..I don't get it..and I don't feel very good about being a part of Babble right now..
I know by being part of this website you have to abide by the rules..but I've felt this for a long time and I may get blocked for it, at this point I don't care..the administration of this site at times feels to me like judge and jury, handing down convictions but the defendants/accused have no right or recourse to appeal..I worked in the Justice system for 18 years where almost everything has an appeal process..so it's a bitter pill to swallow when I see this type of blocking happen..
That's all I'm going to say now, I think!
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