Posted by Dr. Bob on October 15, 2014, at 11:07:45
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion, posted by Dr. Bob on September 6, 2014, at 3:40:59
> > you state that support takes precedence. That means what it means. In what you have written here, what takes precedence is what in your thinking will be good for this community as a whole. In allowing what is not supportive to be posted without sanction, a subset of readers could think that you have lied when you posted that support takes precedence.
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> True, a subset of readers could think that.
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> A subset of readers could also think that I'm supporting the community as a whole by giving it an opportunity to deal with issues like hate.I'd like to revise that:
A subset of readers could also think that I'm not sanctioning those posts because the outcomes you fear are unlikely.
Bob
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