Posted by Dinah on October 28, 2012, at 11:01:47
In reply to Re: Academic exercise. » Dinah, posted by SLS on October 28, 2012, at 10:54:48
To object to incivility and counter it is one thing. I intend to do that myself. But you'll never convince him of your point of view. And to try just hurts you, and the peacefulness of the board. I tried myself, and have given up entirely.
I fear that often people see Lou's posts as the result of maliciousness. Perhaps I'm wrong. But people respond as if he's intentionally setting out to upset them. I think it might be helpful to point out his actual motivations. In this culture, people might consider that indicative of mental illness. In other cultures, it likely would not have been perceived that way. However people perceive it, whether as a mission from God or a delusion, I think it might lead to less on board discord to understand Lou's motivations.
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