Brees, you've taken some hits lately--I noticed that the tone of your posts seemed to change when you started talking about being ignored on RWET--so I can see why you might perceive those hits as part of a pattern but you're reading way too much into my role in it.
I rarely say anything directly to posters about their deportment although I try very hard to do what I can to keep this place safe for civil and thoughtful discussion. When things get too nasty, I usually just go away for a while. I was gone for three days a week ago after YYB showed up and stirred the pot to a boil. I was disappointed today when BiA interrupted what I thought was a good conversation. But I rarely call people on their comments because I don't want to be too much of a boring old thread nanny.
My reaction to your calling me a leftie last week was set up my my banning from RWET. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time when I was in no mood to put up with the leftie comment.
I called you on your comment about Steven and his kids because your charge, in a post addressed to me, sounded like child abuse, which is criminal, as opposed to his comparing you, perhaps unfavorably, with a book character. I don't believe for a minute that Steven would set his kids up with sex. Maybe when they're of age he would, but certainly not before. I didn't think I could let the charge stand after you repeated it.
When BiA first posted today after a long time, I gave her what I thought was a friendly welcome. It's my custom to greet people. When she subsequently used material that I had posted to her in a way that I thought inappropriate and disruptive to our continued discussion, I spoke up.
I don't much care about posters' political persuasions. I judge posters by two things, if they make substantive comments and if they're civil. I don't join or "set up" any gang activity, at least not on purpose.
If you want see bad faith in my actions, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm not thin skinned, so there's no need for you to stop calling me names or for anyone to defend me.
Karen |
