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Posted by karen_kay on May 31, 2007, at 7:28:30
why the f*ck am i still here?
just a silly question, i guess, but i'm still waiting for an answer. poor lar's probably suffering more and more ptsd related complications due to me, but can't say i didn't try to stop it beforehand. (oh, but it felt sooo good :)
get back to me, anyone???
(i guess i could ask, does it matter if one turns one's own self in? or are all deputies out to lunch? sure, i could turn on anti-addiction limits, they don't seem to work for me. sure, i could set a new password and burn it up, but that'll only add to my neurosis. i could do several dances around my desk, in my underpants, chanting 'mister bob, hear my pleads' while holding a torch and playing bongoes in my underpants as well, yet i fear that won't help either. and i could smash up my sister's computer, but that would add to conflict in house. sorry, i'm stubborn and like to do things my own way. is that really so bad? it's never been a problem in the past and actually am beginning to resent the fact that it's been suggested i do otherwise. grrr, am feeling a mean post coming at another innocent bystander as i type right now!)
what's a girl got to do to get a block nowdays? obviously, notifying admistrators, swearing and name calling isn't doing it....
this isn't healthy. this isn't healthy. this isn't healthy. someone please remove the sunblock from your fingers and block me. pretty please, with sugar on top?
Posted by scratchpad on May 31, 2007, at 7:59:33
In reply to if notification button still works..., posted by karen_kay on May 31, 2007, at 7:28:30
I think there is something to be said for self censoring, and self blocking. I still wish we had an "ignore" feature for users like we have in the chat room. Even though it's not like real life - it is really hard to actually not talk to someone who is in the same room as you (or, um, the same family, in my case).
What I'm trying to say is, that the issuing of blocks is not something that I take lightly. It's been discussed here many times how injurious some individuals find them. How then to dole them out to some people who want them and not to those for whom (note my scrupulous use of That Word) they cause great emotional pain? Particularly when the infraction is intentional and stated as so?
Just a question. I dunno why you're not blocked, dearie. But if you do get a block, I'll miss you and hope you have a good break.
Scratchpad
Posted by karen_kay on May 31, 2007, at 10:33:21
In reply to Re: if notification button still works..., posted by scratchpad on May 31, 2007, at 7:59:33
i agree completely dear. i agree that there are certainly issues with blocks that are handed out willy nilly, leaving many people feeling confused, especially the poster who is being blocked. i see that here (or should i say read?) all the time. it's confusign for readers, i couldn't imagine how the poster must feel. but, i suppose all things have their own kinks? nothings perfect.
while i'm talking about perfection, let us talk about me, eh? (oh, you knew that was coming...) i need a break. i've been doing this 'self block' thing for a while. it hasn't ever taken nearly this long to get one. i'm playing by the rules (using notifications, ect). lar happened to catch me on a bad day. i'm actually rather glad the administrators haven't blocked me yet, as i wouldn't have had the opportunity to tell him what i thought. (i don't know why i keep going on about this but sheesh, the nerve! i've told that man several times about my concerns about my denseness concerning my meds and eh refuses to quit pointing ti out. i know, i know, it's my own insecurities but still. don't keep sticking a finger in my eye, you know?)...
anyway, if someone had responded to my pleads, my notifications, this wouldn't have happened... i don't need to feel guilty about using the word electturds, now do i? i know i don't and with all the guilt i feel concerning shampooo, the price of gas, and other nonsense, it sure feels good to not feel guilty about somethign for a change.
have a nice day and i'm looking forward to a break for a while. gosh, a week ro two sounds lovely right aobut now :)
thanks for listening sexie pie. you're always a great listener. i'm nearly a quarter of a ways through that book. and i'm looking forward to finishing it up. that's another reason i need to 'unplug' as well. beign blocked seems to help me do that. (sorry, but i lack self control. i need to be put in a corner to finish my homework. i guess i have no discipline like most adults. i rather like it though. it's how i do things and i've gotten used to it by now.)
have a great day dear. and i'll never ignore you darling :) soemtiems though, you do have to raise your hand real high to get my attention (i do wear heels quite often!).
Posted by Dinah on May 31, 2007, at 11:44:46
In reply to if notification button still works..., posted by karen_kay on May 31, 2007, at 7:28:30
I've been very busy and overwhelmed at work this week and have hardly been at Babble. I've hardly been home even.
Could you notify on yourself again? Somewhere you haven't apologized nicely?
However, I'm not sure it's a good thing to encourage incivility as a means to a self block. I've long wished that Dr. Bob would allow a self block just because, but he opposes it in case people wish to change their mind.
There are other ways to go about it. You can change your password to a string of unmemorable numbers so that you can't post, but you can email yourself a new password. Or you can also change your email address to a string of unmemorable numbers, though that might pose a challenge to get your password back. If you know someone who'll help you, you could change your email address to their email address (one not being used I guess), change your password to a string of unmemorable numbers, and then if you want to get your password restored it would go to their email address and they would have to help you get your password back and email address changed back.
I'm not sure if that's against the rules or not. I hope not. But it seems a better solution to me, so I hope it's not.
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