Posted by Dr. Bob on December 5, 2010, at 17:00:55
In reply to Re: Ouch!, posted by sigismund on December 5, 2010, at 15:02:36
> Did you consider conveying that information privately?
>
> gg1. What would've been the point? She said her mind couldn't be changed.
2. If claims are posted, I think it's reasonable to post data that supports them (or doesn't).
3. Posts and blocks are all public.
4. I consider it uncivil to post information that one knows (or should know) to be false.
5. We've been discussing how it's a long pattern of uncivil posts that leads to long blocks, and sometimes seeing is believing.
> anyone who has been here a while knows the general pattern of Twinleaf's posts.
>
> And as I said, I think this is the most unfortunate meeting of the civility rules and a poster in the last 5 years.
>
> sigismundNot everyone has been here a while.
All blocks are unfortunate. One measure of how unfortunate might be the outcome.
Bob
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