Posted by okydoky on July 31, 2008, at 22:53:48
In reply to Yes. I agree wholeheartedly (nm) » Dinah, posted by 10derHeart on July 31, 2008, at 21:09:44
In the spirit of Dr Bobs changes in policy will we as a community now be examining the semantic meaning in the context with which the post is written as well as the pragmatic in order to conform to both the civility rule and the spirit with which it was written? Social convention or context was irrelevant in the application of the rule.
To put it crudely, what counts is not what is true or right (in some sense independent of the community of language users), but what you can get away with or get others to accept.
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I feel there is no application toward meaningful purpose of the admin site in many instances. I feel that the civility rules are being enforced pragmatically.I mostly feel for a lot of potentially vulnerable people (we all are) getting riled up because they feel that they are being treated unjustly. Excuse me uncivilly. This is what bothers me but I do believe there is intention, it serves a purpose.
The feeling I came away with was that there was a tacit acceptance by some how the civility guidelines are applied practically and a frustration by others as language as a tool for meaning making and meaning exchange in this social context seems not to be amenable to any meaningful discussion as intent might be implied.
practical as opposed to idealistic <pragmatic men of power have had no time or inclination to deal withsocial morality K. B. Clark
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Im starting to question my own use of the words I feel and my intention in the application of their use.Well maybe some of this is nonsense. I feel I tried.
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