Posted by Dr. Bob on August 11, 2014, at 2:16:51
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion, posted by Bryte on August 9, 2014, at 13:30:32
> > The poster could feel like I'm throwing a stone at them.
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> Do you select whom you engage in ways that could lead that person to feel you are throwing a stone at them?Yes, I select whom I sanction.
> > Intervening more = trusting the community less.
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> Are gross measurements of more or less the only factor, or do when and where inform decisions? Could you objectively articulate to a professional peer when and where you intervene more or less?I'm not sure what you mean by "objectively".
> > Removing the trigger could reinforce the wish to have triggers removed, which isn't always an option.
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> Do you have any objective measure of that possibility, and a consistent policy for balancing the risk of reinforcement against the advantage of removing a trigger to which you exposed an invitee?No, I don't have a measure of that possibility. Yes, my policy is to do my best to be fair and to do what I think will be good for this community as a whole.
Bob
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