Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2010, at 12:57:47
In reply to Re: blocked, posted by muffled on December 3, 2010, at 12:05:32
And if it wasn't from someone you trusted? Or someone who tried to phrase it politely?
You're describing the ideal, and that when it happens between people who are already close. It's hard enough in a friendship or a marriage. Babble is an open internet group.
Dr. Bob was gone for a very long time in that thread. I didn't see the dynamics you describe occurring. It isn't my belief that it would have happened in another week either. It isn't what I see at other sites who have loose moderation either.
What's appropriate for one place isn't necessarily appropriate for another. What's appropriate for friends who care about each other isn't appropriate for acquaintances who may well not. Not that there aren't friendships on Babble, but given the broad range of posters it's not a given that everyone will consider themselves friends with everyone else, or have any deep caring for them.
You don't think the current rules reflect what's appropriate for an open internet group like Babble. I do.
If Babble became some big process group, it will suit those who wish to be in a big process group. It won't suit those who wish a suitably civil place to discuss mental health medication, therapy, and issues without having a lot of conflict.
Babble will never suit everyone.
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