Posted by twinleaf on December 21, 2008, at 11:36:49
In reply to I'm curious about something » Partlycloudy, posted by Racer on December 21, 2008, at 9:20:39
Looking back at these exchanges, I think the fact that Partly Cloudy trusted the boards enough to express in such a real way how difficult a time she was having as she was beginning to uncover memories of childhood abuse gives all of us here an implicit mandate to help her as she goes through all of the pain involved in working through the suffering of her past. It was distressing to learn that a poster had caused further pain in a private email. When Racer, as Deputy, reminded her not to make remarks which could lead others to feel put down, the reminder, while correct, did not take into context those two important things- PC's present emotional struggles, which she has courageously shared with us all, and the fact that another Babbler had apparently caused her distress. If the PCB had contained an acknowledgement of these two important factors, it would have come across as empathic and caring- as well as politically correct.
I can't help but notice that this is the second time in recent days that a poster who has turned to Babble in times of severe emotional distress has felt hurt by the way the guidelines were applied.
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