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Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 15:45:34
In reply to Re: 3-complaint rule, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 15:19:25
> I think it would be nice if there was a limit on requests for determination that are false alarms, rather than requests for determination that alert Dr Bob to posts that are uncivil.
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> How about 3 false alarms on any particular poster by any particular poster. If there have been 3 false alarms then the request must be made via email?Hmmm. I don't quite get it. Could you elaborate at http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050614/msgs/513188.html ? (I've started a thread about the 3-complaint rule, and other ideas.)
Thanks.
Posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 15:45:47
In reply to Lou's response to an aspect of this thread-oprs?, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 15:42:22
This isn't a country Lou, it is a board that is here for support.
When frequent requests for determination are made, the majority of which are false alarms, and other people feel that their ability to support others is being affected then steps must be taken to manage the problem so that the frequent requests do not work to the detriment of the boards.
It is a shame it has to come to this.
But the first priority should be the welfare of the boards and that means all the posters. You count for one Lou, same as everyone else.
Posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 15:50:29
In reply to Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ???, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 14:27:11
Not everyone *wants* to know their posts have been brought up for review. Many people avoid Admin, and don't want to know about anything here, unless Dr. Bob thinks there is a problem. In which case they will know.
I personally feel no impulse to defend myself in many cases. I trust Dr. Bob, and I trust other posters.
Posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 15:53:02
In reply to Lou's response to an aspect of this thread-oprs?, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 15:42:22
From the FAQ
"Different points of view are fine, and in fact encouraged, but your freedom of speech is limited here. It can be therapeutic to express yourself, but this isn't necessarily the place."
We are already lacking complete freedom of speech here.
Posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 15:58:28
In reply to Re: Lou's response to an aspect of this thread-oprs?, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 15:45:47
a-k,
You wrote,[ [...this is not a country...for support...].
Is it supportive to restrict or silence another's voice in this community to achieve their ends, or would you like to search for another alternative?
In your opinion, would you want this community to be a model of a totalitarian regime that does not allow their citizens to seek from thir goverment a redress of grievences or a model of a country that supports their citizens to have freedom to speak to their goverment to have redress of grievences, without restraint?
Lou
Posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 16:08:37
In reply to Re: Lou's response to an aspect of this thread-opr » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 15:53:02
Dinah,
You wrote,[...lacking freedom of speech...].
Dr. Hsiung's FAQ speaks to "expression" in regards to speech here. I think that is different from seeking redresss from the administraion, and I do not see any evidence that Dr. Hsiung wants to have the rule that you and others are trying to get established here. In fact, he has posted many times that it is acceptable here for me to post these requests to him on the administartive board. These determinations have been stated here that they are helpfull to another poster. His reply could be relevant to all the members here. He even posted that another could look at this situation and see other things that what you and the group of people here are trying to establish. I really think that Dr. Hsiung does not want you and the group that advocates this rule to succeed in having him establish it for you. I do not see that it is he that wants this rule at all. If he does, could anyone give me a URL that has him advocating your proposed rule?
Lou
Posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 17:14:03
In reply to Lou's response Dinah's post-grpprsur » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 16:08:37
I didn't say he had. In fact, he seems to have embraced an idea that would allow posters who post in the style you post to continue to do so, but would limit others' complaints about it.
Which is fine, except that he is explaining this idea as one to address the concerns of others.
He's free to limit discussions about any particular poster's posting style. It's his board. But I don't think he should try to do it in such a way that misleads others into thinking that he is proposing this rule to address *their* concerns.
I have no particular interest in this personally. Your posting style doesn't bother me.
Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 18:16:58
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Minnie-Haha, posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 15:50:29
> Not everyone *wants* to know their posts have been brought up for review. Many people avoid Admin, and don't want to know about anything here, unless Dr. Bob thinks there is a problem. In which case they will know.
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> I personally feel no impulse to defend myself in many cases. I trust Dr. Bob, and I trust other posters.That's why I thought it would be nice for people who would like to know to have that option. If you don't care to know (unless there's been a ruling against you), you don't get a notice. If you do care (whether there's a ruling against you or not), you do get a notice. And I am talking about public requests, not when someone sends a private email requesting a ruling.
Posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2005, at 18:30:10
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Dinah, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 18:16:58
Do you mean no more mail that tells you someone else's post is a please by civil. Or notification that someone is blocked. I for one want to know. I would have wondered what had happened to Larry if it wasn't in my mailbox. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 18:58:40
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Dinah, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 18:16:58
How would that work? Since people don't generally know that their posts are going to be brought up for review...
Posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 19:17:48
In reply to Lou's reply to a_k- » alexandra_k, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 15:58:28
> Is it supportive to restrict or silence another's voice in this community to achieve their ends, or would you like to search for another alternative?
It isn't up to Dr Bob to provide support. He just enforces the rules which are supposed to facilitate us supporting one another. It might be supportive to you to continue requesting determinations the way you have been, but whether it is working to promote posters supporting one another is a different matter.
I am open to other alternatives.
Can you think of any??You would still be free to email Dr Bob for determinations. On my policy a 'hit' (ie a request for determination that resulted in a PBC / block) would be fine. It just restricts the number of false alarms.
Posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 19:28:29
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to a_k- » Lou Pilder, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 19:17:48
a-k,
You wrote,[....false alarm...].
It is not my intention to show that a post is not in accordance with the guidlines of the forum, but to discover if the thinking of Dr. Hsiung determins if the statement is acceptable or not.
So I can not endorse any hit or miss type of policy, because I am requesting Dr. Hsiung to make that determination because it may fall into the catagory of a statment that is not already determined as far as I can see. I can only know what is visible here, so my requests are for discovery, not to "hit" or miss. I am not looking for a 'hit", for his decision that a statement is acceptable means the same to me that if the statement is not acceptable.
Lou
Posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 19:47:40
In reply to Lou's reply to a_k-htorms » alexandra_k, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 19:28:29
I think I understand that your posts are attempts at discovery. That you are trying to better understand the civility rules. That you consider that requesting frequent determinations are the best way that you can go about doing that.
So the 'hit' 'false alarm' terminology wasn't really appropriate - and I apologise for that.
If you want to know what Dr Bob thinks about whether a post is civil or not, rather than just informing him of a post that you do consider uncivil, then why can't you do the former via email?
I think...
The admin board is supposed to be more for the latter kind of case.
The former is very time consuming... Can you see that it might take a lower priority with respect to time management? That might be why you have to wait for a response sometimes.Maybe there could be a 'civility determinations' mailing list for people who want to participate???
For people who think there is a benefit to the process.I'm not sure that headway is being made.
Do you really think that asking for determinations is helping you understand the civility rules any better?
Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 19:51:42
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Minnie-Haha, posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 18:58:40
> How would that work? Since people don't generally know that their posts are going to be brought up for review...
What I'd proposed to Bob, at the top of the thread, is that as part of the registration process one could be asked, “If your posts are publicly brought to the attention of Administration for a ruling on their acceptability would you like to be notified?” (I just added publicly, 'cause it wasn't in my original proposal.) Then, when Admin gets a request, they could send you an email with a URL so you could see who was challenging you and about which post. Does that explain my idea better?
Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 20:01:58
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Minnie-Haha, posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2005, at 18:30:10
> Do you mean no more mail that tells you someone else's post is a please by civil. Or notification that someone is blocked. I for one want to know. I would have wondered what had happened to Larry if it wasn't in my mailbox.
Whoa, Nellie! I didn't know we had that option. Is that something you can request as part of the registration process? That you get notices if someone gets a PBC or a block?
Anyway, I'm proposing that no matter what else we decide to do (or not do) here, I'd like members to have an option that let's them request that they receive an email from Admin if someone publicly requests a ruling on them. Then, you don't have to cruise the Admin board to know if you're being investigated (so to speak). Some might not want to know when they are... but I do, and I think others might like to know too.
Posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2005, at 20:21:31
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Phillipa, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 20:01:58
Maybe we're not talking about the same thing. You know a lot more about the rules than I do. But I wouldn't have known about Larry if I hadn't been on the Thread and received a Dr. Bob response and when clicking seen Larry was blocked. Forgive me I get confused. These admin posts can become so complicated to someone like me with a "pea" brain. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 21:07:44
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ??? » Minnie-Haha, posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2005, at 20:21:31
> Maybe we're not talking about the same thing. You know a lot more about the rules than I do. But I wouldn't have known about Larry if I hadn't been on the Thread and received a Dr. Bob response and when clicking seen Larry was blocked. Forgive me I get confused. These admin posts can become so complicated to someone like me with a "pea" brain. Fondly, Phillipa
I don't think you're pea-brained. I honestly thought you knew about some option I didn't know about. Glad we cleared that up!
Posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 21:28:12
In reply to Re: Lou's response Dinah's post-grpprsur » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 17:14:03
> I didn't say he had. In fact, he seems to have embraced an idea that would allow posters who post in the style you post to continue to do so, but would limit others' complaints about it.
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> Which is fine, except that he is explaining this idea as one to address the concerns of others.
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> He's free to limit discussions about any particular poster's posting style. It's his board. But I don't think he should try to do it in such a way that misleads others into thinking that he is proposing this rule to address *their* concerns.
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> I have no particular interest in this personally. Your posting style doesn't bother me.Dinah,
You wrote,[...I have no particular interest in this...]
I was wondering if your thinking in this matter has the potential for you, in your opinion, that the policy that that group of members is trying to get Dr. Hsiung to implement, could, perhaps be a policy that could fall into the catagory as being unsupportive to others that are getting support from reading my posts?
Lou
Posted by Dinah on June 15, 2005, at 21:38:49
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah-nutralty » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 21:28:12
No.
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 15, 2005, at 23:00:41
In reply to Dr. Bob - 3-complaint rule or ???, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 15, 2005, at 14:27:11
> It wouldn't solve the issue many people seem interested in. But it might solve complaints about the issue.
Sorry, isn't it complaints that are the issue?
> How about my current suggestion below, that each poster be allowed one or two posts about specific posts per month on Admin
And they could be about the same person's posts every month?
> Limiting the complaints about one poster by another would seem to only apply in a minority of cases, and would mainly benefit the administrator of the site, IMHO.
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> DinahI think it's great if rules aren't applied a lot. :-)
I should've been more clear that the limit wouldn't apply to complaints about my posts or my policies...
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> I think it would be nice if there was a limit on requests for determination that are false alarms
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> alexandra_kIsn't that what I proposed? :-)
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050530/msgs/511006.html
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> I hope you don't mind that I started a separate thread on the subject, since it seems to be referenced in numerous places and the discussion is therefore hard to follow.
Sorry, but I think it's easier if it's one thread, so I've incorporated yours into this one.
> I am Poster A. Twice I have asked Administration to make a call on Poster B’s posts – that weren’t about me or something I’d written. Twice Admin has ruled that his/her posts were civil. Would I ever again be able to question a Poster B post?
A could keep questioning them. But if any more of the questioned posts were considered civil, those complaints would be considered uncivil.
> Would I need to be 100 percent sure (if that’s possible) that he/she has been uncivil without risking a PBC or block?
Yes, if there's a chance that the questioned post would be considered civil, then B would be taking a risk.
> Let’s say that Poster A questions each [and every] member’s posts two times...
That would be an issue, but it's not the current issue...
> If during “a calendar year” [substitute whatever Admin thinks is fair] Poster A questions Poster B’s posts two or more times, and those requests lead to two judgments by Administration that the questioned posts were civil, then any subsequent request by Poster A about Poster B, which follows with a judgment that the questioned post was civil, shall result in Poster A being blocked.
Could I substitute 10 years? :-)
> > If the complaint isn't upheld, then do they need to defend themselves?
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> I’d like to.
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> Minnie-HahaThe question isn't whether they'd like to, it's whether they'd need to...
Bob
Posted by so on June 15, 2005, at 23:50:25
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah-nutralty » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on June 15, 2005, at 21:28:12
> perhaps be a policy that could fall into the catagory as being unsupportive to others that are getting support from reading my posts?
> Lou
>I was ready to say anything that is not supportive can be unsupportive, which would be more of a neutral term, but then I looked up the word.
I didn't find it in the dictionary.
The word "unsupportive" doesn't appear in Websters on-line dictionary, but it does appear 93 times in a Google search of http://www.dr-bob.org/babble aka "Psycho-Babble", so the word "unsupportive" could fall into the category of "a Psycho-Babble word".
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I wrote the paragraph above, contemplated it's propriety vis-a-vis the site guidelines, wondered if it is okay to call something "psychobabble" being especially certian I wasn't being sarcastic, and it dawned on me... What does "psychobabble" mean anyway? Who brought the term and the concept onto this page?
The word was the title of a book highly critical of popular pscyhology. The word is almost always used as a term critical of psychological discourse, with the possible exception of this forum where I have no idea what it is supposed to mean. But guess what - when I first found this forum, I thought it was about exactly what the popular meaning of the word was about. Boy was I ever suprised!So just now I did a reality check. Here's how people use the word, outside of this forum, which is where I learned it:
Dr. Leon's "Psychobabble glossary":
http://www.drleons.com/babble.htmWas Alan Parsons supportive of psychology? His song "Psychobabble" is the theme of this site.
In "Freudiana" he wrote:
I found a Freudian book gathering dust upon my shelf.
I thought I'll give it a look, would it hurt or would it help?
I saw a picture of a stranger but I don't understand.
He had a ring around his finger and something burning in his hand.
And I wanted him to teach me and I needed to believe.
But the shadows that he threw me were intended to deceive.
Freudiana, do you want to be somebody?
Freudiana, do you want to change the world?
And what are the lyrics to "Psychobabble" -- the theme song of this site? "Civil" or not?You're readin' my mind you won't look in my eyes
You say I do things that I don't realise
But I don't care it's all psychobabble rap to me
Psychobabble all psychobabble
Psychobabble all psychobabble
You're lighting a scene that's faded to black
I threw it away cause I don't want it back
But I don't care it's all psychobabble rap
And what about the book "Psychobabble" that made the term a household word?
It was subtitled "Psychobabble: Fast Talk and Quick Cure in the Era of Feeling" 1973
Twenty years later, another author used the same title to criticize modern psychology, this time subtitled "The Failure of Modern Psychology and the Biblical Alternative".
In Psychology Today July/August 1998, Professor of Psychology Kay Deaux, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, in an article titled "Beyond Psychobabble" explored "approaches used to assess various aspects of psychology; factors which influence '****BABBLING***' among individuals; and detailed "some of the errors which can evolve when attempting to analyze psychological problems.
Drop the "psycho" and just consider "babble" ... is that word ever used with a positive connotation regarding the speech so described?Then I contemplate what was apparently one person's evolution toward developing rules of "civility" apparently several years after deciding to name a forum "Psycho-babble" -- at a time when he had little idea what issues would arise in administering the forum. I'm not sure the name would hold up today -- if the forum was named "Robert Hsiung's Mental Health Support and Education Web Site" and someones message about people's failures and shortcomings when discussing mental health issues was titled "Psychobabble" would they be asked not to post anything that might make others feel put down?
And I think about other issues -- support, attachment, nostalgia -- how much harm and how much good could come from requiring everyone involved in this forum to let go of the familiar name -- same rules, same yellow pages, same script, same "Dr. Bob" -- just another name -- no more "Psychobabble". Why doesn't the name of the site conform to the same expectations we are to follow.
I not writing this to put down the name -- I consider Alan Parsons to be a profound artist -- I'm just suggesting it might be time to retire the name, and replace it with something more suitable for the current expectations of the forum.
No .... no need to shut down the forums. Let's just start talking about a new name ...
Posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 23:55:29
In reply to Re: Beyond Pscyhobabble, posted by so on June 15, 2005, at 23:50:25
I thought...
Psychobabble was the technical garb of clinicians.
And here... Psychobabble was about us (the consumer) taking the power back. Reclaiming the language.
But maybe I'm off...
I saw it as an affectionate and amusing name.
But maybe I'm off...
Posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:42:01
In reply to Re: Beyond Pscyhobabble, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 23:55:29
> I thought...
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> Psychobabble was the technical garb of clinicians.As defined by the President of the American Psychological Association in 1998, it is the voices of consumers acting as professionals without adequate knowledge to practice.
> And here... Psychobabble was about us (the consumer) taking the power back. Reclaiming the language.The therapeutic language? is this project modeled after a therapuetic community or after mutual support groups? Do people go to professionals for support and education? Do professionals practice therapeutic dialogue in open forums?
> But maybe I'm off...
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> I saw it as an affectionate and amusing name.
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> But maybe I'm off...Amusing yes --- and sharply critical in most contexts
sharp criticism + amusement = ???
Posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:52:40
In reply to Re: Beyond Pscyhobabble, posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:42:01
> As defined by the President of the American Psychological Association in 1998, it is the voices of consumers acting as professionals without adequate knowledge to practice.
He he!
We talk about our experiences.
Whose most qualified there, eh?
:-)
> > And here... Psychobabble was about us (the consumer) taking the power back. Reclaiming the language.Who would have thought 'PsychoBabble' could be theraputic, eh?
BAM!
Ya gotta take the power back
> Amusing yes --- and sharply critical in most contextsYeah. Thats what I meant about reclaiming the language.
No doubt the psychologists wouldn't have thought Babbling very useful / theraputic.
The mean it to be a derogatory comment.
> sharp criticism + amusement = ???I didn't think it was that so much as Dr Bob thinking he'd give it a shot anyways.
I use 'Babbling' to be synonomous with 'posting'. I prefer Babbling. To me it sounds cuter :-)
It doesn't have negative connotations to me anymore.
And before...
I thought it was amusing.
A pun.
We Babble (post) about psyc stuff.
It is true that most of us aren't qualified to practice.
But so what?
That doesn't mean we can't be helpful.
More helpful than those who do, even :-)
Posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 1:21:23
In reply to Re: Beyond Pscyhobabble » so, posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:52:40
> > As defined by the President of the American Psychological Association in 1998, it is the voices of consumers acting as professionals without adequate knowledge to practice.
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> He he!
> We talk about our experiences.
> Whose most qualified there, eh?A person who has studied the experiences of a large number of people, using the best scientific methods to detect patterns and meaning without the subjective impression of any one personal experience?
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> > > And here... Psychobabble was about us (the consumer) taking the power back. Reclaiming the language.
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> Who would have thought 'PsychoBabble' could be theraputic, eh?I don't know. Everything I've read in the FAQ's say it is for support and education. I think if somebody offers therapy online they need a license.
> Ya gotta take the power back
Why? Who took it away? Or was it given away?
> > Amusing yes --- and sharply critical in most contexts
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> Yeah. Thats what I meant about reclaiming the language.Reclaiming the language by calling our conversations "babble"?
> No doubt the psychologists wouldn't have thought Babbling very useful / theraputic.
> The mean it to be a derogatory comment.As did critics of clinical psychology who published the book and wrote the song. So do we agree that it is usually used as a derogatory term?
> > sharp criticism + amusement = ???
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> I didn't think it was that so much as Dr Bob thinking he'd give it a shot anyways.Do you have any evidence of how much thought went into selecting the name?
> I use 'Babbling' to be synonomous with 'posting'. I prefer Babbling. To me it sounds cuter :-)Cute?
Is cute supportive? or is it educational? Come to think of it, I feel put down when my expressed thoughts are labeled "babble." Maybe that's why I don't post on the other boards much. I'm not trying to be cute. It reminds me somewhat of the "n" word. After it was used as an insult for a century, some people decided it was cute to use it among themselves to refer to themselves. But some elders of that community don't think using the word that way does much to relieve the pain.
> That doesn't mean we can't be helpful.
> More helpful than those who do, even :-)
Do the math. The clinics are still saving far more lives.And we can learn to use the language as well or better than clinicians without using a diminutive term for our interactions.
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