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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (46681)	5/2/2002 5:35:54 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"I would draw the line at defamation, stalking to intimidate and that sort of thing. There's a difference." Sure, I think it is even ok to provoke thought and discussion or intimidate other's into a response regarding some stated opinion, if you have ventured onto one of these threads where the presentation of challenges is the norm. The exception comes when a person has personally had enough of someone's attention, expresses a personal concern and requests a discontinuance of discourse. Even then a modicum of clarification of on the request seems in order (as we had in the "to or about" discussions). But if someone has flatly declared themselves off limits to another person, that person has no "right" to force any personal contact. What we have agreed to in relation to the "to or about" discussions is that opinions and comments specific to the topic and not the person, would not be a violation. I do not see any contradiction here. Also: I may not like the way you talk to me or vica versa but as long as I am open to exchanging personal attacks or flames (non-slanderous or defaming) I do not see a contradiction. If you did that at a time, when, or where I felt uncomfortable with it I would tell you to stop. If you continued I'd call the cops (in front of my house for example). I see no difference between that and insisting on going to some other thread to engage me if I don't want you to just because we do so here. For that matter even if I were to request an end to such here. Granted, you deserve fair notice but beyond that I don't see where you have a right to anything. It is true that I could ignor you or just stop frequenting SI but am I obligated to? If I had gone to a particular restaurant every day to socialize and someone there was bothering me, don't I have the right to ask for it to be stopped. Or, can they just terminate my restaurant socializing by insisting on bothering me if I want to go there. I see no difference in frequenting on line threads to socialize.