Posted by Toph on April 4, 2006, at 10:34:43
In reply to Civility » special_k, posted by Dinah on April 4, 2006, at 9:34:11
Hi Dinah. As Bob puts it he can do what he pleases here. He has chosen to strive for a civil site. Civility can be a good thing. It's the rule here. Many people like the limits here and unquestionably Babble would be different if conduct were less civil. I have heard differing subjective arguments here as to which is better - more or less civility on Babble. I happen to think it would be much worse for the most vulnerable among us if it were more open here. My only suggestion here is that civilility is not a universally good thing. As on Babble, in life people lie, steal and injure others. History is replete with examples involving individuals and social structures where more harm was done by not calling a spade a spade. But then, that is the trouble with universal principals, it may not always be good to be civil just as it may not always be good to tell the truth.
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