Posted by ClearSkies on January 18, 2007, at 10:30:13
In reply to Re: Well what if? » Dinah, posted by Happyflower on January 18, 2007, at 9:52:05
> >> Wasn't it you who asked about mothers? My understanding is that civility guidelines don't apply to mothers unless they are known to be Babblers. (Thank heavens. And no, my mother does not Babble.)
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> Well how do we know that our mothers aren't on the site? Or how do we know that it isn't offending other mothers who read about it? We have protection from saying things against the president, and all other kinds of stuff, and the president probably doesn't read here. So the rules are not clear, I believe. But like I said the issue is sucide threats against another babbler. I know the rules now, I just think they need to be better and different. That is why I am posting about this.
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What if we post about traumas we have suffered at the hands of others, and they may be posters here themselves? I don't think that the analogy of posting about our mothers and have them possibly be posters here as well would be any different.There was a very worthwhile thread long ago, initiated by the esteemed Larry Hoover, that addressed trigger notices on posts. I don't understand why, if certain subjects are found triggering, those posts are not avoided. Isn't that the point of putting a trigger notice in the heading in the first place? I think that posts regarding suicide would certainly fall under this guideline. If posts regarding suicide are triggering, then the solution would be to not read them at all.
Surely this is the best protection we can give each other?ClearSkies
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