Posted by Dr. Bob on November 2, 2013, at 0:48:30
In reply to Re: To Partly Cloudy and Alex, posted by sigismund on October 31, 2013, at 18:26:25
> I have asked Dr Bob for clarification about the Do Not Post to Me request. My understand of days long gone by was that it would not be enforced.
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> PartlycloudyWas that on Admin? I've been swamped and avoiding Admin. In the meantime, this may be relevant:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#harassed
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> I don't know if it projection or what but generally here we often attribute the most negative interpretation to posts.
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> It is partly the medium, in part the lack of other input we would get from face to face contact, those small gestures which can moderate what otherwise can be felt as hurtful.
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> sigismundI agree. One way to compensate for that is ask the other person explicitly what they meant, how they felt, etc.
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
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