Posted by Dinah on November 3, 2010, at 14:08:37
In reply to Re: A Question for Pro-block Members, posted by ron1953 on November 3, 2010, at 13:10:36
It makes sense that you would prefer an environment like the first group. It helped you a lot, and you found it beneficial. Perhaps others wouldn't have found it as beneficial, and would have found the second group more beneficial.
This is *Dr. Bob's* mental health support site. There are other sites that have different rules. No matter the purpose of the site, the host has the ability and responsibility to state the terms under which his guests are allowed to post.
Babble can't be all things to all people. It can't even be the best thing for all people, because different people have different needs.
If you get benefit from posting at Babble under site rules, then it would be worthwhile to you to follow those rules and continue to post. Following the rules at Babble is more or less the cost of admission. If the cost isn't worth it to you, then it's not. It's your choice, and you have the ability to choose the environment that suits your needs.
What you don't have the ability to do, or the power to do, is to change Babble to suit your needs. Babble is what Babble is.
Mind you, I try as much as anyone to influence Dr. Bob. I try to find new ways to present situations to him, so as to change his point of view. But anything beyond that is beyond my power.
There are those who do find the civility guidelines of Babble to their taste. Of course there are other costs of admission at Babble too. Googleability, and for a short time, the buttons to Twitter and Facebook.
Everyone has to determine if they're willing to pay the admission price to post here. Either decision is valid.
But it *is* each poster's decision, not Bob's. Bob's decisions involve setting the rules and conditions. Dr. Bob can't make our choices for us any more than we can make his choices for him.
poster:Dinah
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