Posted by Ron Hill on January 10, 2004, at 21:30:09
In reply to Re: please be civil, posted by stjames on January 8, 2004, at 23:11:04
> > Wow, Dr. Bob. If I had a bunch of PBC's on my record, and made that statement, I'd pretty much expect a block. I kind of think I'd get one too....
> >
> > <Dinah>> Yep, some of us get "special" treatment.
> I feel I have gotten special treatment for some time. So I selected my subject with care, to prove
> my point. If you did not like it, why are not you asking why I was not blocked ?
>
> <James>
----------------------------------------Dear James and Dr. Bob:
James, I have great respect for you because of your post. Your candor and honesty are refreshing. Like you, I too have noticed that you have received special treatment for some time. In the past, I have restrained myself from pointing this out because I did not want to run the risk of hurting your feelings (and I still don’t want to hurt you). However, now that you yourself have publicly announced your belief that Bob is (and has been) giving you special treatment, I would like to take this opportunity to specifically document the special treatment that Bob has been giving you (either consciously or unconsciously).
Below, I have provided the links to as many of your PBC’s and blocks as I could find. Finding them is no easy task for a couple of reasons. First, the google and PB search functions on this site leave a lot to be desired. Second, you have used several names while posting at PB including (but perhaps not limited to): saintjames, oracle, saint james, and stjames. I don’t know if I found all of your PBC’s and blocks, but I did my best. I have made every attempt possible to remain unbiased in conducting the archive search. For example, I have included each and every one of the PBC’s and blocks that I found (I did not selectively omit any of them).
Further, I wish that I could also have found (and listed) the posts you wrote that, in my opinion, should have received a PBC or a block, but instead were given passes by Dr. Bob. I know said posts are in the archives because I remember thinking to myself at the time that they deserved either a PBC or block. However, finding them in the archives is too unwieldy. Therefore, I will use only your PBC’s and blocks to make my point. And my sole point in this post is to present data to Dr. Bob which demonstrate that he is inconsistent in the implementation of his rules on this site (even though he must surely already realize this).
Dr. Bob, please click on each of the following links:
Stjames’ PBC’shttp://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20010315/msgs/1265.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010731/msgs/72734.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011222/msgs/88581.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020731/msgs/114584.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020914/msgs/119915.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20030221/msgs/203634.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20030221/msgs/204384.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030520/msgs/228552.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030619/msgs/236532.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20030908/msgs/264578.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031015/msgs/271297.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20031120/msgs/282236.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20031120/msgs/297957.html
Stjames’ Blockshttp://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020103/msgs/89108.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021217/msgs/132533.html
Dr. Bob, based on the data provided above (which covers the time period from May 2001 until present), James has received at least 13 PBC’s and has been blocked at least twice. Also, as a subset of these data, please note that in the past year, you issued eight PBC’s to James and yet ZERO, ZIP, NO block was issued.So let me see if I’ve got this right. James skated through the past year without a block in spite of the fact that he: 1) has a history of repeated PBC’s in prior years; 2) has a history of being blocked in prior years; and 3) has received eight PBC’s during the twelve month period in question. And yet, at the same time, you aggressively use your multiplier factor when it comes to blocking other posters. Do you see the inconsistency?
In particular, I am VERY upset that you PBC’ed Larry Hoover while he was bending over backwards trying to be polite to maxx. And to add insult to injury, you blocked Larry for two weeks for simply telling you the truth when he said:
> claims of "wiping hardware" and "deep destruction" are more than just simple opinion. They are provocative and threatening.
< http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20031120/msgs/296967.html >How can Larry’s post warrant a two-week block and yet, at the same time, none of James’ eight PBC’ed posts in the past twelve months rise to the level of a block? Do you see the inconsistenty?
In protest to Larry’s unfair PBC and two week block, I will not post further until his block is over. At the end of Larry’s block I will make a decision whether to stay or leave (i.e.; on a long-term basis). The thing is, I hate to leave because PB is a very helpful site; and people helping people is a great thing. But, your inconsistency in the enforcement of your site rules drives us NUTS!! Can’t you see that? Be fair for goodness sake! And if you don’t have the time required to monitor the site adequately by yourself, then let go of your control issues and let others help you.
My leaving this site will not be all that great of a loss to the PB e-community. But to lose Larry is HUGE! I hope that he graciously gives you another chance and returns after his block.
-- Ron
poster:Ron Hill
thread:296523
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20031120/msgs/299207.html