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Posted by stjames on May 9, 2001, at 15:09:32
> What the f*ck is going on?3 days ago I respond to dj's post. dj, it seems to me is (Dr) Richard O'Conner's unofficial spokesman for this site.
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> 3 days later I get an e-mail (to an old, practically obselete address I've only ever posted here. Some sad f*ck has obviously trawled through the posts for my addr.) from an anonymous hotmail a/c, entitled "Best Advice Ever". Inside I'm told that all I have to do to transform my life is visit O'Conner's 'Undoing Depression' site.
>james here....
I would like to hear what Dr Bob says about this issue as it appears O'Conner or assistants are getting e-mail addresses from this site.
j
Posted by JahL on May 9, 2001, at 17:52:33
In reply to Re: SOMEONE HELP ME HERE..., posted by stjames on May 9, 2001, at 15:09:32
> james here....
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> I would like to hear what Dr Bob says about this issue as it appears O'Conner or assistants are getting e-mail addresses from this site.
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> jSince I've done my 'Please be civil' warning-which I don't dispute, & expected-on this one (tho' it would appear that the '2 strikes & you're out' rule does not apply to everyone...), I too would be interested. The e-mail had a 'template' look to it, as though it was std issue. It didn't address me personally.
I would also (sincerely) be interested in the protocol for addressing individuals who deliberately set out to *provoke* (my views on psychotherapy have been set out v. clearly on this board), by means of private intrusion, using info gleaned from this board.
I think maybe there's a fine line btwn civility (which I understand the need for) & submissiveness (not a trait to be encouraged in depressives etc)....
J.
Posted by Dr. Bob on May 12, 2001, at 0:11:32
In reply to Re: Direct Advertising., posted by JahL on May 9, 2001, at 17:52:33
> > I would like to hear what Dr Bob says about this issue as it appears O'Conner or assistants are getting e-mail addresses from this site.
If you feel intruded upon by a company, one option might be to file a complaint. It may just apply to US companies, but the Better Business Bureau has an Online Complaint System:
http://www.bbb.org/bbbcomplaints/Welcome.asp
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20010315/msgs/1067.html
> I would also (sincerely) be interested in the protocol for addressing individuals who deliberately set out to *provoke* ... by means of private intrusion, using info gleaned from this board.
If you receive an abusive email yourself after posting something here, please forward it directly to me (with all its headers, if you know how to do that). FWIW, I can then block any Psycho-Babble or associated Yahoo Group registrations using that email address.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#anonymous
> I think maybe there's a fine line btwn civility (which I understand the need for) & submissiveness (not a trait to be encouraged in depressives etc)....
You have a point there. But there can also be a fine line between assertiveness and hostility...
Bob
Posted by JahL on May 13, 2001, at 16:49:56
In reply to Re: Direct Advertising., posted by Dr. Bob on May 12, 2001, at 0:11:32
> If you feel intruded upon by a company, one option might be to file a complaint.That won't be necessary, thanks. The storm has blown itself out!
> > I would also (sincerely) be interested in the protocol for addressing individuals who deliberately set out to *provoke* ... by means of private intrusion, using info gleaned from this board.
> If you receive an abusive email yourself after posting something here, please forward it directly to me (with all its headers, if you know how to do that). FWIW, I can then block any Psycho-Babble or associated Yahoo Group registrations using that email address.The e-mail wasn't abusive in any way. Just provocative, given my views (as wld be, say, sending Christian literature to a Muslim, & I know how sacred you hold religiosity ;-) ). Maybe I'll e-mail you the e-mail addr.
> > I think maybe there's a fine line btwn civility (which I understand the need for) & submissiveness (not a trait to be encouraged in depressives etc)....
> You have a point there. But there can also be a fine line between assertiveness and hostility...Of course there is & I think you & I both know I crossed the line intentionally. It was worth blowing my 'Please be civil' warning on (cynical, I know)! The organisation in question held their product up for review & I duly obliged. I used yr board to deliver my appraisal since it was through this that it contacted me.
Won't happen again tho', especially given the downright nastiness of one particular poster on a couple of rapidly-becoming-notorious threads on Babble. Demonstrates how untethered hostility can be destabilizing (yr prime concern I guess) & corrosive.
Surprisingly, given how ill I am @ present, I've felt disinclined to visit here the past few days. I'm sick of individuals (be they anti-opiate or oitherwise) generalizing their personal experiences for all people, & getting away with it by (in my eyes) manipulating the 'Civility' laws.
Just some feedback,
J.
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