Posted by Toph on February 16, 2005, at 1:10:06
In reply to Re: please be civil » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on February 15, 2005, at 3:56:40
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> > Who said this community was soon to be gated? Please don't
> > be sarcastic or post information that you know to be false.
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> Are you certain yourself, Dr. Bob? That Toph was not confused or unaware of how the new system is to work? If you have reason to believe that Toph is fully informed of the impact the changes will bring, that's one thing. But you didn't ask, you know. And you didn't correct any misperception he might have. Isn't immediately giving a PBC jumping to conclusions? Unless of course you have information that isn't available to me? The FAQ is quite clear on jumping to conclusions.
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> I realize that you may be feeling sensitive on this subject. But perhaps not everyone has followed the topic as closely as you have.Thank you Dinah. Bob was right that I was sarcastic, but I have seen nothing but inconsistency with how sarcasm is treatred here. As to the issue of gated communities, that thread came and went during the three weeks Bob blocked me from participating. I think you know that I am not shy about joining the fray here, so when I returned I only skimmed this very long thread. I didn' know that Bob had abandoned the idea. I guess he does listen. I turn my comments now to Bob.
I apologize for being sarcastic about your idea. As for the other part of your PBC, I am once again offended by your assumptions about me. I thought you had a plan to create gated communities, I even thought you coined the phrase. I poked fun at the silly notion and you felt that I would be needlessly alarming others. Well, if you assumed that I knew that this was untrue, wouldn't you also assume other would know this were untrue? How could I alram them?Please be civil and don't make accusations about others unless you know that your assumptions are true.
While on the subject of gated communities, I am probably repeating others' sentiments here, but it just strikes me as puzzling that you would support such a notion. I think you should consider the following system of equations:
inclusion=good; exclusion=bad
inclusion=pluralism; exclusion=divisiveness
Therefore using the principle of substitution,
pluralism=good; divisiveness=bad
But if you resurrect the idea, can we form communities that excude you, or will you have the master key to everyone's fence? I was thinking that I would invite members (only certain members, mind you) to join the Anti-social Sarcastic Society using the anacronym, the A.S.S. community. Then, like in college where fraternity members ask, "Are you a Sigma Chi?," people will ask me, " are you an A.S.S.?" And I will proudly reply, "Yes, indeed I am an A.S.S. But you can't be an A.S.S., it's an exclusive group." But if you have a master key, well then you can be an A.S.S., too Bob.See everybody in six weeks.
Toph
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