Posted by zazenducke on April 20, 2007, at 11:34:31
In reply to Re: can i just change my name..., posted by caraher on April 20, 2007, at 11:03:23
> > KK, it's the responsibility of the reader to either avoid what is likely to upset them based on past experience or to cope with the consequences of any upset they might experience when choosing to read something when there are indications (either a trigger warning or past experience with a poster) that they likely will be upset.
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> I don't disagree with this personally. It is, however, very much at odds with everything I've learned about the rationale and practice of the civility guidelines on this site. For instance, it's almost impossible to post anything meaningful on the Politics board because, for instance, to write a criticism of the acts of a particular political figure may make a supporter of that person feel bad. What you wrote, gg, is what I'd expect a reasonable person of the "doesn't repeatedly touch a hot stove" variety to assume. But that same reasonable person would expect that posts on the Politics board might reflect conflicting viewpoints and therefore might be better avoided in light of known personal sensitivities. Yet the official board policy says exactly the opposite - that whatever is posted ought not to disturb the easily disturbed, that the responsibility to avoid upset lies entirely with the poster and not the reader.
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> So I guess I'm saying if I were kk (and we're all very lucky I'm not!) I wouldn't necessarily bank on that kind of reassurance about what's OK on Babble!GG is this official semiofficial or personal opinion only? I think you're approach is quite sensible! Maybe add it to the faq! Have you gals siezed total power with Bob out of the picture! I support the new regime!
I wouldn't call the effect kk has on people triggering exactly but I'm almost sure it's beyond the rules to control it ;)
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