Posted by verne on October 26, 2004, at 21:41:38
In reply to Re: Why do Lou Pilder's posts upset so many people?, posted by Mark H. on October 26, 2004, at 21:21:19
> 1.) Spamming the board with requests for determination. Under the current civility guidelines established by Dr. Bob, I could select every one of Lou Pilder’s posts and ask Dr. Bob for a determination on each one as to whether it was “acceptable in relation to the guidelines of this forum.” So could every other poster who wished to. As the board became full of “requests for determination,” it would soon be very clear “why” doing so does not promote education or support. However, it is still allowed.
Excellent point. At other sites this form of posting would be considered disruptive and not in the spirit or purpose of the site's goal.
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> 2.) Misuse of the “please do not post to me” rule. Dr. Bob’s guidelines include the following: “I'd rather lines of communication stayed open, but if that's not possible, you can, as a last resort, ask another poster not to post to you anymore.” In the last month or so, Lou has asked at least 10 people on this forum not to post to him. In my case, it was after addressing two posts to him that I intended to be both kind and helpful.These "do not post to me's" are really just cleverly disguised ambushes. One purpose really, to shock, hurt, and otherwise disrupt communication.
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> 3.) Trivializing anti-semitism by claiming that another poster’s links to the Bible and the Book of Mormon on the faith board “have the potential to arouse anti-semitic feelings.” Lou has written, “But I am jewish, and I want to post that the Rider said to me, who is The Word of God in my experiance, [I am your God and you shall have no other gods before me] and that post will be restrained.” Elsewhere, Lou has explained (at my request), “Yes, The White Mustang was the White Horse and the Rider was the driver. The car was of the first year, without blemish or spot.” Personally, I would welcome a visit to our boards from a Rabbi to help Lou (and the rest of us) better understand what does and does not constitute anti-semitism.
>More excellent points. Perhaps the purest form of anti-semitism is trivializing it in this way. It does more harm than good. Like using the race card, it fosters more racism and creates racism where it didn't exist.
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