Posted by Solstice on February 19, 2012, at 18:13:49
In reply to Re: Solstice's thread » ed_uk2010, posted by sleepygirl2 on February 19, 2012, at 17:29:46
> She has been incredibly gracious. I don't think I would have been able to do that.
I deeply appreciate the support from you and ed_UK (and anyone else who has supported me in silence).
As much as I am all for people being tolerant of others, and of those who are 'different' being accepted, I don't think that accepting those who are 'different' requires everyone (or anyone) else to accept socially unacceptable behavior from them.
I could tolerate him making one post where he repeats his message that we're all going to die from medications.. but he's not happy to post it once. He has posted that message (or subliminally by excerpting an out-of-context phrase from someone else's thread to make his same point). Bottom line, though is that this practice is disruptive and discouraging. I've been here a long time and it has been very upsetting to me. I can't imagine what it would be like for a newcomer who came here in desperation and poured their heart out on here only to have their thread hijacked by Lou. It's universally considered very uncivil on the internet to do that.. so for Bob to allow it in the name of tolerance might be misguided.
Sometimes the 'greater good' has to be taken into account. And when a single poster's behavior is extreme enough that the majority of the community feels harmed by it, then the offending behavior should be addressed.
I used the notification button and suggested to administration that perhaps an ongoing thread could be created for Lou to post his concerns about medications. All of Lou's posts would default to his thread, and the subject line he was responding to would stay with his post. That way, if there are people who want to read his objections to medications and watch his videos, they could follow it, but he would be disallowed from committing the offense of hijacking.
That way, he would be accepted and allowed to post whatever he wants, without being allowed to hijack a poster's attempt to get input from others about a medication issue.
It's not about the community being intolerant. It's about LOU being intolerant of others' right to get input from others on medications. And clearly, I have gotten a wide range of responses from others so far - from those who have medication suggestions - to those who are doubtful that ADHD and bipolar are valid diagnoses. I have welcomed ALL of those opinions. And I wouldn't complain about Lou posting his warnings and videos once.. but that's not what he does. His hijacking practices very well may be a very intelligent effort to interfere with people getting input from others about medications.
No one should have the right to impose his message of death and 'life ruination' more than once in a single thread.
:-(
Solstice
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