Posted by Nickengland on July 15, 2005, at 5:24:41
In reply to Lou's reply to Nickengland-promo? » Nickengland, posted by Lou Pilder on July 14, 2005, at 21:40:08
Lou,
You asked how does what Dr Bob promote civility?
Like I said in my previous post to you, many people who have engaged in discussion with you, past and present have received PBC's, blocks and some have actually left here from what I have seen. (If you read my previous post, in the last paragraphs I have explained this)
So when Dr Bob said what he did, he was preventing people recieving further PBC's or possbile blocks - As this has happened in the past and till this present day....he was promoting civility by saying what he did, to hopefully prevent people getting PBC's and any bad feeling that could be caused in the future.
Now an example of this is even in your current thread. So far 2 people have already recieved PBC's and also bad feeling has arose from your posts. When Dr Bob said what he did I think he was trying to prevent this very thing..
This is ironic as when you felt that perhaps people would not read your posts because what Dr Bob has said.....it just goes to show that people still continue to read your posts regardless, so in essence you have nothing to worry about Lou...
In the case of what you said,
"If the poster does not read my posts, could that be something that could have the potential to promote something else?"
Lou if people did not read your posts regarding this thread then no bad feeling would have been caused and no one would have received PBC's...that something else would have been promoted. But even this case where it was suggested by Dr Bob that no one read your posts...they still did.
I would request, that perhaps you think about how you might be able to promote civility through the posting style of your threads, as to prevent bad feeling that commonly arises from such discussions - in this way you will be in control of promoting your own civility.
Its about give and take Lou...you can try and give all the advice and suggestions in the world to other people, but sometimes you have to take the advice and suggestion that people give to you too. You might find you don't have to say sorry so much then.
Kind regards
Nick
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