Posted by Zo on October 30, 2002, at 17:21:51
In reply to Re: Pharmaceutical Science Dr Bob, posted by Disillusioned on September 19, 2002, at 14:21:27
> Please do not assume. Cognitve therapy teaches us the wrongs of assuming. Instead, play your card when you are sure, or you may antagonize the same people you are trying to rally.
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> Also, I assume that you are aware that some of the posts are made by people when they are not in their right mind. If you delete a post made by a person in such a state, you may encourage more inapropriate posts by inciting people's anger. Is it not better to delete after people (plural) state they are offended by such a post, rather than assume that people will be offended?
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> You have engaged yourself in a very difficult task: Come to a scientific conclusion from an uncontrolled environment. Administering control of this environment may undo the very thing you set out to do. I commend you on your ambitious project, but am already skeptical due to the number of posts that you make to influence behavior of people on these boards. It is quite a complex task indeed. However, God's speed to you. May your research prove to be vital to a healthier and happier public, and it is my hope that your dicoveries make the tarriffs on access to psychologists' help far less expensive.
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>You have made perfect sense. Numbers of us have spent six months, a year, more, rephrasing these very same concerns - and finally departed a once-promising forum.
Be prepared.
Zo
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