Posted by Zeba on November 6, 2010, at 1:11:43
In reply to time to say goodbye..., posted by twinleaf on October 30, 2010, at 9:08:22
I am really sorry that I suggested twinleaf not post about issues on Administration. I used to post in the past too, but my assessment was that certain people got blocked no matter how hard they worked to avoid blocks. Others could say just about anything include insulting remarks, and they were given wide laditude. I always appreciated her posts on psychology too, and from rskontos too. You may not remember me as I have not been around in a very long time and will not be returning here either myself. I don't care for how people are treated here.
signed, Zeba who used to go by other names, and I don't even remember what names I used anymore and don't really care.
> All of the blocks I have received have been, at their core, either because I have objected to long blocks themselves, or because I was critical about how the Facebook/Twitter issue was handled.. These were not issues involving a lack of civility to anyone, Bob included. I am apparently considered dangerous, not because I am uncivil, but because I continue to express views opposite to Bob's. They are my own beliefs and principles about Psychobabble; I would not be maintaining my integrity if I changed them. I really did not intend or want to become the poster whose every sentence is scanned for incivilities which are never there except in the mind of the moderator. I have been a caring and civil poster and do not at all deserve to be treated this way. I also did not want or intend to become the poster singled out in advance for "more blocks", which in my case would be a year long.
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> Babble would not have lost so much of its vitality and strong sense of community if the members' moderate, flexible views about civility, blocks and social networking had been taken into consideration. Instead, it has been shaped progressively into an overly-managed, non-democratic forum. In the process, it has lost much of its social relevance and personal impact.
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> I'm personally very sorry to see that happen, I feel that I did my small part as best I could to help prevent that outcome. But now, it's time to leave. I am going to miss many, many posters, so I won't name them in case I leave out someone important to me. Many of them aren't actively posting any longer, but perhaps they are still reading. I have much to thank people for here, including learning about the physiological basis of depression, as well as about TMS and tianeptine, which were clinically very helpful to me. Even more, I am grateful for the support and mutual sharing which took place on Psychology. In any event, I wish everyone the very best, now and in the future. I'll plan to drop by from time to time.
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> 'Bye all.
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