Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2008, at 18:50:28
In reply to Re: Proposal regarding the rules of three, posted by AbbieNormal on July 8, 2008, at 18:23:45
I suppose what I'm objecting to is Dr. Bob's need for formulas. :) And his fondness of three. I think that particular rule is needlessly hurtful.
He says it's about sharing the boards, but I fail to see how posting four times in a row is failing to share the boards.
I realize that allowing Dr. Bob to use some judgment rather than have rules for everything requires us to trust him a bit. But one area where I trust Dr. Bob is to not misuse that sort of power. I have never ever seen him crack down on behavior because he found it annoying. I'm not even sure if he gets annoyed.
I dunno. Rules about generalizations for medications, rules about posting more than three times in a row... They may be designed to address problems that need to be addressed. But I'm not sure they represent the best way to address those problems. I think they have all sorts of unintended consequences.
Yet, I do understand Dr. Bob's desire to have clear cut rules because fairness can be such an important concern.
It's a hard thing. But I just wish a better solution could be reached.
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