Posted by seldomseen on November 2, 2009, at 6:27:01
In reply to Re: yes, but..... » seldomseen, posted by psych chat on November 1, 2009, at 18:57:56
My primary point of contention with this whole deal was that *anyone* could tweet/facebook my posts. I simply thought that was beyond all comprehension of what was right and proper at babble.
It appears to be working now such that a link to a post from babble (not my post) can be seen on twitter, but if someone clicks that link they are brought back to babble. If I have posted to that particular thread, they can read my post. My posts, however, stay on babble. The context of the post is maintained.
There is now a new and indirect link to my post from facebook/twitter, as the entire thread on babble can now be viewed if one chooses.
That level of exposure and risk is one with which I am okay I guess. I've certainly struggled with a lot in my life, and I do think if revealing that struggle can help someone else, then that's why I accept that risk. At least no one can directly tweet my post without my permission and comment on how stupid I am. Most importantly though, my posts stay on babble. Even google brings people to babble.
The ability to outright tweet a post against a poster's wishes (which to me constitutes abuse) is gone. I suspect this abuse already happened prior to this modification being implemented and that is *wholly tragic*. I wish Dr. Bob could wave a magic wand and have that just be erased. I don't know if Dr. Bob anticipated that potential outcome. He has apologized for mishandling the whole thing. It's up to us as to whether we accept that apology or not.
I'm not sure if I consider babble to be a mental health site. I've certainly argued previously that it was not. It's stated purpose mentions only support and education. However, what it actually *is* versus what its stated purpose *claims* it is, may be two separate things. Dr. Bob does maintain a mental health site, but its stated target is mental health professionals.
The fact that Dr. Bob is a psychiatrist in no way influences how I view his decisions, actions, lack of actions etc... I believe on this site he functions only as a moderator. He is not my personal physician, and I've yet to see him offer any kind of professional service on this site other than moderation on occasion and maintenance of the site. However, transference is very real, and IMO *does* happen on this site. In fact, this appears to come up so often, I think Dr. Bob should specifically state his role somewhere on on this site (maybe he has I don't know). Then again, I don't know if that would help or not.
It appears that babble is dancing in the surf on a lot of issues: research, privacy, intent etc... Right now, I'm okay with where it is, but I understand why others are not. Maybe these conversations will force babble to get into the water, or stay on the shore. I don't know.
I hear you when you say that privacy on the internet will become more and more of an issue in the coming years. The internet isn't known for its benevolence and it is a huge database of all kinds of self-revealed information that's just out there for all to see.
Seldom
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