Posted by Dr. Bob on June 25, 2009, at 14:15:51
In reply to Re: why this site can be so hurtful..., posted by yxibow on June 18, 2009, at 12:07:00
> I now bend over backward to be so civil that I can't express what I really mean about certain alternative therapies, certain "faiths" which are strongly anti-psychiatry, and other matters
Thanks for making civility a priority. I know it can mean limiting your freedom of speech.
> If you've ever looked at these [other] web boards, usually some variant of v-bulletin or other software, they have the ability for moderators to delete posts (in a different way from here), individuals to edit or delete their own posts if they change their mind about what was said, and even add something to their original post.
FYI, I've been thinking (again) about moving to different software. But it would be a huge project, and change is slow. So don't hold your breath.
> And also, a-hem, I know this is a research project and thus everything that someone ever said is on google, but that isn't the way most specialized boards are run. First of all crawling takes up bandwidth, and second of all privacy is wanted.
Just to clarify, this site isn't currently considered research. Also, bandwidth isn't an issue. Please do remember how private this is:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#privacy
Bob
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