Posted by SLS on November 17, 2018, at 10:02:14
In reply to Re: Dr. Robert C. Hsiung - is a liar and a thief.., posted by ert on November 17, 2018, at 1:27:25
You make good points. I understand the concept of the right to be forgotten. However, calling Dr. Hsiung a liar and a thief is dafamatory. He is, at worst, neglectful. As far as I know, if you are a resident of the United States, the doctor is not obligated to accede to your requests to delete posts.
I doubt that Dr. Hsiung has the resources to modernize the programming used for this website. It is based on an old and simple script.
There is a consent page when you register here, and a quiz you must pass to make sure you understand some of the workings of the website. The consent page provides a link to the FAQ page. Unfortunately, you are not required to read it in order to register. However, it clearly explains that it is Dr. Hsiung's policy to not delete posts. I guess that this wouldn't really matter too much if it didn't comply with Internet regulations.
As you have revealed, there is some question as to the health status of Dr. Hsiung. He obviously no longer manages Psycho-Babble to the extent he did in the past. He seems to neglect much of its operation now. I'm not entirely sure why. However, he did extend himself to migrate Psycho-Babble to another server last year. He did not have to do that. It was a lot of work. I think he did this as a service to the community of people suffering with mental health issues. In my dealings with the doctor, I have seen benevolence rather than malevolence.
Perhaps he isn't the liar and thief that you say he is.
There are still some forums on the Internet that don't offer the ability to delete one's own posts - not many, though.
Perhaps you can force the closing of Psycho-Babble. Would you like to see this happen? For me, this would be a tragedy.
I don't dismiss your complaints. What exactly have you done in order to have your posts deleted? How many of them do you want deleted?
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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