Posted by Mitchell on March 1, 2002, at 19:57:10
In reply to Re: Double Standard With Banning Policies, posted by Dr. Bob on March 1, 2002, at 2:28:19
> Could you include the URLs so I can take a closer look? Thanks,
>
> BobSorry, doctor, that is part of the test. ; )
My purpose for providing only the statements, and not names or URLs, was because I did not want to assist in getting anyone in trouble. The question was not about whether those people would be allowed to post those statements. I am interested in how the instructions provided would apply to the statements.
Of course, context might be part of what you weigh as you exercise discretion. Somewhere in this vast opus, I believe, you said an accusatory statement sometimes is okay when the accusation is founded. So if you, as an administrator, accept the first statement ("popping off at...") as accurate, you might let it go. But my theory is that people do not always understand your perspective of which accusatory, overly general, sarcastic or demeaning statements are acceptable and which are not. Each of the statements I provided could be read, in and of itself, as contrary to one of the instructions. A person who reads these statements in a thread can conclude, rightly or wrongly, that these classes of statements are acceptable. Or cognitive dissonance, arising from a perception of mixed messages, might minimize awareness of the boundaries established by the instructions. Contextual guidance might be lost for discussants who do not fully appreciate your assessment of who was rightly or wrongly accusing another.
If you want to do address the authors of the statements, or to analyze the statements in their context, I found them all in the same psychosocial thread in which you banned a discussant who said claimed to not relate well with the mental health community. If I thoroughly reviewed the board, I could provide others, but my purpose for collecting these examples is not to reinforce your police effort. My interest is to help assess the consistency with which you police your board.
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