Posted by SLS on July 16, 2005, at 15:18:26
In reply to Re: You wouldn't?, posted by so on July 16, 2005, at 13:50:35
Hi SO
Can you do me a favor and provide me with a link to the post in which you asked Dr. Bob to review the "creepy" post on one of the other boards, 2000 I think? I remember seeing the "creepy" post itself, but I still don't know what transpired in your interchange with him.
> > Dr Bob is apparently going to be back tonight, when he will be reading all of this. How about waiting for his determination, and letting Dinah have a rest?
> As I accurately anticipated, the campus psychiatrist who operates this site avoided for the second time the obvious quandry presented in my querry,I think we should give the moderator some time to reply to your posts. He rarely allows posts on the Administration board to remain unattended. Actually, he rarely allows any thread on any board to remain unattended. It still amazes me how thorough he is.
> ...but instead asked me a question about my religious faith.
I think this was a mistake on the part of the moderator. It is one that happens rarely. I was surprised when I saw it.
> I suggest nobody will find any other circumstance, among the half-million posts on this board, in which this psychiatrist has asked someone to disclose their faith.
It is quite possible that he didn't consider Scientology to be a religion at the time he wrote his reply to you. I think it was an innocent mistake.
> I am precluded from presenting here further analysis of his methods because he is not nearly as tolerant of criticisms of his own actions as he is of those who use his forum to describe his professional critics as "creepy". More likely he would sanction me for describing "creepy" as a disparaging remark.
SO, I am curious as to how long you have been monitoring or posting at the Psycho-Babble website. I ask this question only to encourage you to watch how well things work here if you are new to the site.
Regardless of whether or not a mistake was made by the moderator, the site and its management usually works well under the guidelines of civility as defined and enforced by Dr. Bob. Prejudicial enforcement is something rarely, if ever, seen here. I don't usually participate on the Administration board, so I can't speak confidently on behalf of its operation. However, I can't think of a single instance on the therapeutics boards where Dr. Bob's enforcement of civility was prejudicial. That's pretty weird, huh? Not a single instance? He must certainly make mistakes? In my mind, yes he does. But his track record is a good one. One mistake I think he made was asking you if you were a Scientologist. I wouldn't read too much into that, though. I also feel that the post that upset you deserves a moderator's comment. Not to do so would be another mistake.
I must tell you, SO, that I disagree with much of what Scientology offers. For now, I would react incredulously if you were to accuse Dr. Bob as being part of a grand conspiracy by psychiatrists to purge the Earth of Scientology. From what I've read so far, though, that is exactly what Scientology is trying to do to psychiatry. I might suggest that this is not the right forum to debate the practicability of psychiatry. The main medication board would probably be the best place to start.
- Scott
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