Posted by 10derHeart on July 1, 2009, at 23:50:47
In reply to Re: from babble to twitter » Dr. Bob, posted by rskontos on July 1, 2009, at 22:12:07
>>...as it was not in the site agreement and statements and guidelines.
For clarity and fairness to Dr. Bob, actually it is and I think has been for years. It's in the FAQs about privacy, and about copyrights. There is a link and a statement about learning more about privacy, etc. by reading the FAQ on the page you must click over to before registering (right before the quiz):
"...However, I want to be able to use these posts elsewhere. For example, on my Book Ideas page or in articles."
"You may therefore submit a message ***only if you agree to allow me unrestricted use of it.*** ***Submitting a message constitutes acceptance of that condition.***">It is a personal matter and you SHOULD respect our wishes or it is shameful violation of trust.
And, despite the above, which we all agreed to, he has respected those wishes by allowing posters to opt-out. I appreciate that. Personally, AND on behalf of you and others who are uncomfortable with Twitter. I'm not even sure exactly why it bothers me, except that I never, ever want the posting name I use here used anywhere else if I can help it. No one but Babblers know 10derHeart the poster here (not the Care Bear) as far as I know, and I sure hope it stays like that.
I'm thinking...it may be really difficult for him to empathize completely, not for lack of caring or trying, but just because he sees it quite differently (Dinah's post on Psych says it well:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20090614/msgs/904353.html )
and he is committed to keeping Babble alive and growing, by trying many things technology makes available so more can *find* Babble..... I don't claim to know his mind, but I think his comment:
"These tweets might lead readers to some of the many thoughtful and intelligent posts here"
.....is a sincere one.
> You have reduced me to feeling like a child without any control. Something that is the reason I have trust issues and mental health issues.I'm sorry things like this trigger you and others like that. I wish I could make it less upsetting, but I doubt I have that power :-(
We DO have to trust Dr. Bob about some things. We are kinda forced to trust many people in life that way. From banks to therapists to husbands to internet providers (I shudder to think what someone with bad motives at Yahoo could reveal about me...) to yes - MH forum administrators. It's damn scary, too, but I do think it's part of life that's unavoidable.
Maybe Dr. Bob's nearly immediate willingness to let everyone opt-out, no matter if he might ( and again, I can't know for sure) see it as better for Babble's future if he went ahead with unrestricted use of your/our words - it might be a small step in seeing him as someone you can trust to listen and honor your wishes?
Just thinking aloud of other ways to see the same scenario.
Take care, rsk.
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