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Re: drawing blood

Posted by Dr. Bob on November 24, 2009, at 1:52:18

In reply to Re: editing posts after submission » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on November 23, 2009, at 11:38:38

> Real words can't be taken back.
>
> How is it fair to send the words out, have them hit their mark and draw blood, then have them disappear after the damage is done.

> If I see incivility towards me (or towards someone else) that then disappears, does that make me feel better towards the uncivil? Or does it add to the insult?

> why don't you leave the original post up too.
>
> At least this way, no one would think they're insane, no one would think anyone reacting to the original post was insane, and everyone could still see what happened.

Real words can be retracted. My philosophy is to accept apologies, including retractions.

How would retracting something lead anyone to think anyone else was insane?

I can see that if a poster is out to draw blood, they could try to take advantage of the system. Are you feeling unsafe here? Is anybody else?

Bob


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