Posted by Dr. Bob on August 12, 2014, at 1:07:30
In reply to Lou's reply-The Hsiung-Pilder discussion-phaale, posted by Lou Pilder on August 11, 2014, at 13:49:42
> you refuse to honor my requests to you to act on my outstanding notifications to you
> It is not fair because you say that you will act on notifications except for some f mine. That could lead a subset of readers to think that your policy is not fair, for I am treated unequally and denied the protection of your rules.
Let me rephrase that. I am happy to consider your notifications, one at a time in this thread. Would you like to choose one for me to consider next?
> fairness in those readers minds could mean equality in the protection offered by your enforcement policy of your rules.
1. True, it could. I believe you receive equal protection. (Some posters may believe you receive extra protection, but reasonable people can disagree.)
2. Fairness in the minds of other readers could mean equality in appealing to the rules.
> selective enforcement ... could be deemed discrimination
True, it could. And it could be deemed the use of judgment.
> Your claim that you see the balm of support here can be considered by a subset of readers as what is known as a self-serving testimonial that educated readers could see as a transparent attempt to blow your own horn and pat yourself on the back.
True, it could.
> The fruits of your use of treating me differently by leaving those notifications of mine outstanding, will be used to judge you as to if or if not this site has a balm of support for the Golden Rule and fairness. For by your fruits shall men know you.
The fruits I see here are that you are here, and I am here, and we disagree on many things, but we are able to have a civil discussion. By these fruits let others know us.
> > I don't sanction all vulgar words, either.
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> A subset of readers could think that is not true. They could have a rational basis to think that because of what is visible in that they could not see any vulgar words being allowed to stand because I do not see any vulgar words being allowed to stand by you.How interesting. I see clear vulgarity and you do not. In a way, it is the opposite of how you see clear anti-Semitism and I do not.
> I would like for you to justify your posting of this by posting here the URL of the posts that have vulgar words un sanctioned.
I decline. Those posters could feel like I'm throwing a stone at them.
> I have asked for you to post here what was revised in your FAQ and there is no reply from you.
Sorry, did I say the FAQ was revised?
Bob
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