Posted by SLS on January 23, 2014, at 23:11:54
In reply to Re: Scorpion and Frog » Ronnjee, posted by Twinleaf on January 23, 2014, at 16:43:02
> It does. I think it captures the essence of what is going on perfectly.
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> When differences are resolved successfully, there are two winners, but when they aren't, both people lose. I lose my participation in Babble, and Bob - well, he will have to be the one to think about what the loss would be for him.I wouldn't blame you for leaving Psycho-Babble. However, my sense of loss would be great. I missed you these past few weeks, worried that you might not return. You are a good egg :-) - one of the best that I have yet encountered.
Ramble...
I am perplexed by what looks like selective enforcement. Surely, your language has been more civilized than some of vile personal attacks that I have seen posted contemporaneously with your posting block.Why should a cop spend his whole day ticketing jay-walkers while allowing drunk drivers to pass by totally ignored? I don't know, but jay-walking is still against the law. Perhaps the cop thinks that he is saving the jay-walkers' lives because there are so many drunk drivers on the road. Who knows what is going on in the cop's mind.
Navigating Dr. Bob's paradigm for civil speech is not easy. There is a rather steep learning curve. The desire to remain a poster on Psycho-Babble must be greater than the desire to speak freely. Adhering to Dr. Bob's rules of civility is a skill requiring an understanding of diction and grammar, even if only intuitively. The first time around, I felt severely constricted by a new moderation style. The wild West days were over, and I was angry. Well, it was important for me to remain a poster here, so I learned what I needed to in order to avoid being admonished and blocked from posting. I soon recognized the value in having Psycho-Babble moderated, and that learning how to communicate civilly could be an asset to me.
Play by the rules or don't play at all? It's Dr. Bob's game. If those most capable of being civil don't exercise civility, how can others learn by example? Were you uncivil? I think your posts were scrutinized more than those of many others. IRL, I don't think that you were uncivil - at least it didn't seem that way to me. However, I could have predicted Dr. Bob's reaction to your language based upon his rulings during the first era of civility. Perhaps Dr. Bob should allow some more time for people to acclimate themselves to his regulations before scrutinizing language so closely.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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