Posted by Dr. Bob on January 19, 2014, at 10:46:06
In reply to Lou's response-The Hsiung-Pilder discussion-nvragn, posted by Lou Pilder on January 18, 2014, at 11:29:00
> You state that you do not wait to sanction a statement that could put down because one match could start a forest fire and you do not wait until the fire is started
I guess my thinking about this has shifted. Yes, one match can start a forest fire. And Smokey Bear is right when he says, "Only you can stop forest fires." I used to see him as pointing to me (and the deputies). Now I'm pointing to posters.
> Since I am the subject person in the statement in question, there is that the poster jumps to a conclusion about me
Right, that's the first issue that could be addressed. Here's an analogy: Poster X calls poster Y short. Neither X nor I know if Y is tall or short. X is jumping to a conclusion, and Y could feel put down. Options are:
1. I could intervene and tell X not to call Y short.
2. Y could say he isn't short.I see #1 as unnecessary because #2 is sufficient. But I suppose if Y isn't too concerned about what others think of him, both might be unnecessary.
> the poster insults the God that brought the Israelites out of bondage from slavery in Egypt, which insults the Jews that cherish that God.
That's the second issue, which I said I'd address if you addressed the first. But maybe the second doesn't need to be contingent on the first, since you might not be too concerned about what others think of you. Since you have a shield. If that's the case, let me know, and I'll go ahead with the second.
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
poster:Dr. Bob
thread:1050116
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20131217/msgs/1058990.html