Posted by Lou PIlder on July 7, 2008, at 15:53:04
In reply to Dr. Bob and board monopoly, posted by johnj on July 5, 2008, at 12:30:43
> Dr. Bob:
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> I am not sure where to begin as I am so frustrated. The board used to be a great resource and support. Now I find that it has been allowed to be taken over by a certain poster(s). I am not sure if it is mean spirited and if certain perverse pleasure is being taken by alienating good people and then crying for help. I know most here, including myself, have issues otherwise we wouldn't be here but enough is enough.
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> I would like you to please think about finding a way to limit board monopoly or excessive posting. I believe you know the problem and I ask you as a pdoc to understand the detriment this has to the board. Bring back the quality please!
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> Or please create a way that a person can turn off a poster from view. I am tired to skipping over posts as I would rather just not have to see them.
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> All who are with me please respond and join me in taking back the board and improve the quality. Thank you
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> johnjFriends,
It is written here,[...please create a way that a person can turn off a poster from view...improve the quality...].
There is on other forums a feature to have another member ignored by the one requesting such.
I think that that could be OK as long as the member requesting to have another member ignored by them to not reveal that to the other members on the board.
Let us look at the psychological/emotional potential to the one having their name posted as being ignored by the other member.
I ask for dialog purposes:
A. Could the member that has their name posted as being ignored by another member suffer unjust stigmatization and as a result feel accused or put down by innuendo?
B. Could the member having their name posted as being ignored suffer the unjust specter of being a scapegoat?
C. Could the poster that has their name named as being ignored by the other member suffer unjust psychological/emotional feelings of , let's say, guilt or shame?
D. How, in your opinions, if they could, could an owner/operator of a mental-health on-line community, justfy having such a feature if the member is allowed to post that tey are putting snother member on the ignore feature?
E. Are there historical paralles that you may know of? If so could you post such here?
F. Would such a rule here be good for the community as a whole? If so, could you post why?
G. Could a member designated, let's say, as a depressed member, be a person that others could be allowed to post that they are putting thst person on the ignore feature?
H. Could, in your opinions, the act of a member posting that they are putting another member on the ignore feature constitute defamtion toward the one posted as being put on the other member's ignore feature?
K .Other good and just issues arrising out of this discussion
Lou
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