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Subject: Re: Moderation:insults

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 12:08:20 11/16/99

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On November 16, 1999 at 14:30:00, Bella Freud wrote:

>On November 16, 1999 at 14:12:22, Pete Galati wrote:
>
>>On November 16, 1999 at 13:50:48, Bella Freud wrote:
>>
>>>On November 16, 1999 at 10:23:42, blass uri wrote:
>>>
>>>>I see sometimes things like these:
>>>>X insults Y and Y respond by insulting X.
>>>>
>>>>I think that this behavior is not productive.
>>>>I think that both sides should be warned not to do it.
>>>>
>>>>I think that criticizing behaviour of someone should be allowed only if it is
>>>>without bad language and based on proved facts.
>>>>
>>>>It is better before posting something negative about someone to send him(her)
>>>>an email to be sure that there is no misunderstanding.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>Hi Uri,
>>>
>>>I don't know if you are talking about me. Perhaps not.
>>>
>>>I want to know why I am beign provoked elsewhere.
>>>
>>>Yesterday I had an email from Bruce that was an "official warning". Bruce said I
>>>should post on-topics. Bruce copied the email warning to the other moderators.
>>>Fair enough, I thought, if he felt this way.
>>>
>>>So I posted only on-topic. I made three on-topic posts and did not do anything
>>>else that Bruce could say was an attack.
>>>
>>>
>>>I posted this in reply to Ratko Atomic's post:
>>>
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>On November 15, 1999 at 17:36:28, Bella Freud wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I consider it needs 24 hours to digest the true genius of your post.
>>>>
>>>>It generated in me an instant crystalisation of thought. Just by your inversion.
>>>>Chess programs are playing "negative" chess. They avoid obvious loss by ply N.
>>>>For them perfection is in loss avoidance (the not totally obvious opposite of
>>>>win seeking). Therefore no style, no plan, no class. Just dumb obstructionism.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bella
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>I thought this post was entorely on-topic and fair thing to say.
>>>Then I got a reply to my post from the anonymous moderator "KarinsDad".
>>>
>>>This is his reply:
>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>I posted this same thought a few months back. Of course, my post was not as
>>>eloquent or well thought out as Ratko's. You must have missed it. I guess the
>>>idea is not that appealing to you anymore since I never contribute anything
>>>worthwhile.
>>>
>>>KarinsDad :)
>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>I think that the last sentence is a provocation. Or a troll. It is designed to
>>>get me to react.
>>>
>>>Why does an anonymous moderator do this? He must have read the "warning" from
>>>Bruce, and he must also have seen that I was making on-topic posts.
>>>
>>>So why is he trying to stir things up?
>>>
>>>It seems that there are some folk who don't like what I do, whatever I do, and
>>>who are trying to get me banned. Or is there some other wierd motive?
>>>
>>>
>>>Bella
>>
>>I don't think he was talking about you,
>
>
>Of couse he is talking about me. He replied to my post and said "you" twice. If
>it is not me then I am a Dutchwoman.
>
>> I won't mention the name of who I
>>beleive he was referring to because I don't want to argue with that person.
>>
>>I don't think that you are in any danger of being bannned,
>
>I got a private email from the anonymous moderator (KD) which told me to "get
>lost". He did *not* copy it to the other moderators.

This does not sound acceptable to me.

>
>Very strange way to behave. My opinion.
>
>
>Bella

I don't understand some of the responses that you're getting at the forum,
somehow you're hitting raw nerves with some people, they must be very bored or
something.

Pete

>
>
> I don't really notice
>>you causing any trouble,  I can't say I understand what you were saying in your
>>post that you quoted above, but it does not appear very off topic to me, I've
>>been farther off topic than that, but I'm fortunate that people tend to ignore
>>me so it's probably easier for me to do that.
>>
>>Pete



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