Posted by Dr. Bob on November 1, 2010, at 0:37:07
In reply to Re: Please don't go Twinleaf, posted by sigismund on October 31, 2010, at 2:46:04
> I would like to withdraw that statement.
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> twinleaf> One of the Merriam-Webster definitions for capricious is unpredictable, and that's how I meant it. That's how I see blocks, etc. - unpredictable. Is my seeing it as unpredictable somehow uncivil? I honestly and sincerely don't think so.
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> ron1953It would be more of an I-statement to say that you're unable to predict blocks, but thanks for withdrawing and rephrasing. I'm glad we avoided more blocks this time.
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> I personally feel that rarely do we as fellow babblers ever know when someone we care about is either in trouble or in danger of getting blocks.
Then I'm glad I said they were in danger. But were you really surprised I considered their posts uncivil?
> So many great people are blocked right now
It may be tempting to see me as responsible for reduced posting. Who do you think is blocked right now?
> It also makes me feel like I can't post because I can tell you right now a block would send me in a tailspin. Downward tailspin.
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> rskThat's one reason I like to see posters help each other avoid blocks.
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> It says a lot (about the application of the civility rules?) that someone like Twinleaf should have fallen foul of them by pursuing issues of principle.
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> sigismundWhat do you think that might say about the application of the civility rules?
Bob
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