Posted by Dr. Bob on November 1, 2002, at 19:55:51
In reply to Re: more new boards » Dr. Bob, posted by IsoM on October 31, 2002, at 16:52:02
> I think it's nice to have sweet, flowery prose if someone wishes to post it & yes, I also think you might want to have 'some' sort of limits (but not restraints) on what can be posted, but if all sorts of rules are going to be made about this board too, it would only cause more problems & curb creativity.
Sorry about not replying sooner...
"Limits", but not "restraints"? Sorry, I should've been more clear, I was just thinking of the same old civility rules.
> Can't we agree that not all writings may be suitable for everyone to read? Can't we have a new icon (perhaps a red warning icon) that would alert anyone who wouldn't wish to read such works? I was hoping that such a board would serve to help & heal those who need to express their pain somewhere & to share with others...
The issue here, IMO, is balancing the needs of posters and readers. Expressing their pain in an uncivil way may help the poster and some readers, but may hurt other readers. And in general, I'd rather have fewer people helped than more people hurt.
> > It can be therapeutic to express yourself, but this isn't necessarily the place.
> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civilMaybe Gracie said it better above...
And if people need to be warned about a post, I'd rather it just be posted elsewhere and linked to here...
Bob
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