Posted by Gabbix2 on January 7, 2006, at 20:34:36
In reply to Re: Just my opinion... » Gabbix2, posted by alexandra_k on January 7, 2006, at 20:18:45
> > It happened to me just a little while ago except I was on the recieving end of leniency when I accidentally overrode the automatic asterisking and typed in an entire swear word on the same posting day I think it was Shame, who got blocked for using the same word.
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> ah.
> and how do you feel in response to that?
> my guess would be that that would depend on how you describe the reason for him getting blocked and your not getting blocked.
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> 1) maybe dr bob decided to give you a break whereas he decided not to give shame a break.
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> (feeling pretty mad at the existence of a double standard round about now???)
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> 2) maybe dr bob missed your doing that. maybe... he really doesn't have the time (and the attention to detail) required to pick up every instance of that.
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None of the above, I can't really speculate on Bob's intentions, though I have pondered, I mean I wouldn't know.. how could I?However Bob considers saying sh*t so harmful to the community that he has to block someone for doing it, then more care needs to be taken that it's not overlooked. How can something be such a transgression if he doesn't even see it sometimes. Blocking is serious! I don't care if I'm blocked anymore but I know that it can be really hurtful
Personally I don't think my posting sh*t adversely affected the community.
Offers and suggestions have been made to Dr. Bob to prevent this from happening, but he's not taken them up.I think Zen made a whole list once of people who've gotten away with swearing, and others who got blocked for saying a**
She got blocked for almost a year for doing the same thing I did, saying sh*t.
It's not like it's a one time thing.
It's an old story though.. one I'm not going to get into any further.Oh I Overode the asterisking by doing it myself, which is a habit. I ended typing it, editing and not double checking, I typed the entire word with the asterisk at the end.
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