Posted by Dr. Bob on July 26, 2010, at 1:42:51
In reply to Re: Reasons behind Psychobabble decisions » PartlyCloudy, posted by violette on July 23, 2010, at 14:40:49
> Can't you just say that rules and features of this forum are set up to be amenable to past, present, or future research goals?
You seem to be pretty sure about what I intend.
> In an above post, you even said you'd rather have posts of information as opposed to posts of peoples' experiences.
Where did I say that?
> I just think the way he interacts with us sometimes parallels gaslighting.
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> It's happened to me, and it is one of the most awful types of emotional abuse.If something traumatic happens to someone, they can be hypervigilant about it happening again...
> every poster argument against your decision to initiate features ends up with your saying it will benefit the very people who say it will bring less benefit or even harm.
I haven't meant to imply that anything would benefit anyone in particular. I do think some features may benefit the community. Particular posters may think they won't benefit them in particular or the community in general. Reasonable people can disagree.
> I do think its UNrealistic to expect that same person to always or even sometimes agree.
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> I prefer to look at the good in just about anyoneRight, we won't necessarily be of one mind. Can you look at the good in me?
Bob
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