Posted by Jost on July 15, 2006, at 20:13:50
In reply to Re: The anti-Bob? » 10derHeart, posted by caraher on July 13, 2006, at 20:45:44
> > Um...I'm no authority, but I'd wonder if all these links are civil, particularly the second one.
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> Hmmm... I hadn't really considered that. The yahoo group page in the original post is pretty "uncivil" in the choice of words hurled at Dr. Bob. And I didn't read the other links in detail. I understand them to be pages created by critics of this site, got their gist and moved on. I'm sorry if anyone was disturbed by them.
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>You know, one of the anti-Bobs has some very good points, which give me pause. One thing that I wonder about is the idea that if you post a link, and anything on that page might make someone feel bad (eg, because it criticizes Dr. Bob, as in this case), that link is uncivil.
We've probably come up against things, here and there in life, that make us uncomfortable-- and I can accept that there needs to be some tempering of what's said on the site here-- But I'd rather have the chance to read some things offsite that I liked, and that interested and informed me, even as against thechance of bumping into ones that might offend or trample on my sensibilities.
There is such a thing as chilling speech-- even if you don't have "free speech"-- which would also be a loss and an unfortunate outcome.
Jost
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