Posted by Twinleaf on January 24, 2014, at 8:48:27
In reply to Ramble. » Twinleaf, posted by SLS on January 23, 2014, at 23:11:54
Thanks so much, Scott.
I do think it's ironic (even humorous) that I had expressed the wish for a newer, more moderate and flexible kind of moderation ( rather than none at all), and Bob has granted my wish by making me almost the only person he is applying them to! The administrative sanctions he applies to me are not even new or flexible; they are the same as the ones he used five years ago.
I think you are right - that I perhaps have not paid enough attention to what the civility guidelines here actually are. There are times when other considerations seem so much more important - in this case fairness towards Dinah. At times like this, civility guidelines and human consideration for the well-being of community members seem to me to clash.
The only thing that is truly unacceptable to me is that the civility rules are not applied equally. While I am punished for every little thing, others are able to say things which are truly destructive and potentially harmful to both Bob and other community members, and nothing happens. This is harmful - both for me, and for everyone else.
Babble and it's posters have been very valuable to me for the past 10 (!) years; people here, their support and ideas, have been a small but vital part of the recovery I have been able to achieve. I would hate to lose that, but if I continue to be selectively singled out for punishment, it is, sadly, not compatible with good mental health for me to continue on here indefinitely. For me, it has become absolutely vital that the civility rules be applied equally and fairly to all community members.
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