Posted by twinleaf on August 6, 2008, at 19:21:51
In reply to Announcement of Policy Changes, posted by Deputy Dinah on July 30, 2008, at 21:50:35
I am very happy to see this addition. When I have been on the receiving end of statements which have felt sarcastic, hostile or patronizing to me, I have always asked myself whether it is better for me to object on the boards here, or register a complaint privately via the notification function.
Although I know I will receive either a PBC or a block, I always decide to object publicly on the boards. The reason is that I received a lot of verbal abuse as a young girl; I never knew then how to object or stop it from happening. So now, it is always much healthier for me to object online. To accept the public abuse, and only be able to object privately is too much like my original family situation, and not at all like the person I have become now. So I'm really glad that attention is being paid to both sides of these interchanges, rather than just to the responders. Thanks!
poster:twinleaf
thread:843152
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