Posted by Dinah on October 8, 2003, at 21:16:00
In reply to Re: permanent blocks, posted by Dr. Bob on October 8, 2003, at 20:56:34
> 1. If people support her, I think that's great. That's the idea here.
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Ok, I know you probably won't answer this. But I'll ask anyway. I wrestled all weekend (including Sunday School) with this question. Is it ethically ok to support someone who has hurt others, where those others, were relatively blameless, and where those others are still hurt and haven't been able to forgive. It's great to be supportive on this board, but sometimes being supportive to one person is counter-supportive to another.> 2. People take a big risk with their safety by trusting strangers online. Messages on this site are not guaranteed to be supportive.
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We know. That's why we get extra angry with what we see as a failure on your part to protect us. We trust you, Dr. Bob, perhaps more than we should.> 3. I can't always keep people from returning, anyway. As should be evident.
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True. But when you do know.....> 4. Warnings could be general and not refer to someone in particular, or could refer to someone in particular but be I-statements...
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I try.> > do you know the prior identity of the poster(s) who come back and put up the hateful posts to you and others? Does that person get to return when their block expires?
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> I may or may not know someone's prior identity. Everyone gets to return when their block expires.
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> BobOk, but that poster must be up to years now, right? At a doubling for each posting while blocked and a tripling for ones that are offensive to a fellow poster? I'm figuring at least three or four years.
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