Posted by gardenergirl on November 30, 2009, at 16:27:09
In reply to Re: editing posts after submission » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on November 29, 2009, at 2:10:36
I'd like to echo Dinah's statements about crazy-making. I grew up in a alcoholic household, and I'm particularly sensitive to "crazy-making".
In addition, the idea of being able to replace a post by revising it, especially as a way to avoid incivility, reminds me of the defense mechanism of "undoing". Undoing is not usually viewed as a particularly adaptive defense mechanism. I don't think that it would be generally in the best interest to promote the use of more primitive mechanisms on a site that purports to be supportive of mental health.
And on a similar note, though different topic...I acknowledge that anyone could post anything from this site on social networking sites anytime they want, and always could. However, I don't think that actually inviting them to and facilitating the behavior leads itself to a feeling of safety here, something that matters to me.
gg
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