Posted by laima on July 28, 2006, at 19:15:25
In reply to Re: finally... » laima, posted by laima on July 28, 2006, at 17:38:28
Ok. This thread is obviously getting awkward.But I think despite the disparate views, we all obviously want for people to be able to communicate decently, fairly, politely and respectfully here. (I didn't use the word "civil" because it's starting to feel loaded and confusing, just for now, here.) Considering what a diverse group we are, and that conversational norms and word usage and such vary from region to region, I concede that yes, some sort of guidelines are needed to maintain a little order on the site.
I just still wish that there was more flexability, that so many people weren't afraid to write stuff out of fear of accidently causing offense or breaking a rule, and also that it could be ok to constructively discuss valid and pertinent topics such as:
"is my diagnosis legit?"
"is there a such thing as fad diagnosis?"
"am I overmedicated?"
"is my doctor being influenced by that pharmaceutical rep who just took him/her out to lunch?"
etc.We could probably learn a lot more from each other, or broaden our views, if not so afraid of accidental or unintentional offenses, and if we were somehow able to solve/manage misunderstandings that inevitably would arise from such topics without automatically resorting to punishments or premature admonishments from outside the conversation.
Seems inexplicabley hard enough even with non-controversial topics. And odd that so many intelligent and well-meaning people are running into trouble with the allegedly clear and simple civility rules.
Intentionally rude or mean-spirited cases are another story, and I am not talking about them here.
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