Posted by Dinah on November 14, 2002, at 22:12:59
In reply to Any comments on this article about Dr Bob? and us?, posted by Phil on November 14, 2002, at 18:30:29
Was I the only one to notice the factual errors? Especially in the comments about the nature of Dr. Bob's involvement on the board. In the time I've been here, he's never suggested that this is a place to "get help, advice, and support, not only from other consumers, but from none other than "Dr. Bob" himself." Nor do I see that "it remains a role he takes on and plays in this environment". In fact, during my time on the board, he has strictly enforced the position that he is here only in an administrative function. And even the answers to administrative questions are maddeningly (to me) brief and elusive. I believe I found this entry in the weblog during the time I have been posting, so while it might be an error of timing (since I believe at one time Dr. Bob was more active), the author might have checked it out.
Also, Dr. Bob has always been clear that our contributions to the board can be used by him, at least since I have been posting here.
I also noted a factual error in his negative comments about another person (nothing to do with Dr. Bob.)
But is this actually an article? I assumed that the lack of research was due to the fact that this was a journal entry, interspersed with tales of a young man's personal life, the tribulations of his dot com company, and brief soliloquies on various things that captured his attention.
Is Dr. Bob using us and abusing us? I don't think so; we are free to post or not post as we wish. We all consented, and I give us the credit of assuming we can read and understand. This may be a mental health website, but that doesn't mean we're not intelligent human beings fully capable of giving informed consent. Moreover, I fail to see how anyone could be upset at the violation of their privacy when their original posts are on the internet, and being indexed and accessed by google, for heavens sake. It would behoove all of us to be discreet.
Are his research protocols sufficiently orthodox that his research is a valid contribution to psychological literature? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a d*&n. That's Dr. Bob's problem.
poster:Dinah
thread:32291
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20021106/msgs/32304.html