Posted by henrietta on June 17, 2009, at 19:16:03
In reply to Re: Sorry Sigismund and Deneb, I think I was angry » henrietta, posted by Sigismund on June 17, 2009, at 14:13:09
Actually, Sig, I DO owe you an apology. (I didn't really owe Deneb one---I said nothing to her to that required an apology.)
I owe you an apology because I've been thinking for quite some time about the enabling that goes on on this site. Some, or most, I think, because of s0-called "civility" rules.
The reason I feel I owe you an apology is that I pounced on you for what some (including me) might consider enabling behavior in this instance, but enabling goes on everywhere, all the time, constantly on this site. I shouldn't have picked on you. I admire your sensibility, and always enjoy your posts. Your small lapse, well-intentioned and good-humored,should not have been used (by me) to address a site-wide, intrinsic problem.
And I do think it took courage and compassion for Birdsong to speak up.
With respect,
henrietta
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