“Uh..oh...I just criticized the government schools! There will be some nit wit teacher ( or parent who uses the schools) who will then claim that I have **personally** insulted them.”
Ever noticed how the welfare dependent seem to get very defensive when their dependency is pointed out to them?
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A disclaimer:
None of what I have to say refers to anyone specifically posting currently on this board.
I need some help. Is there an etiquette page for this board? I honestly do **not** wished to be banned from the board, and fully wish to comply with all rules and regulations.
I’ve recently been attaching a disclaimer to my posts because some very touchy government school defenders have threatened, and actually have, pushed the abuse button.
Can posters demand that I not post in response to them? If they do make this demand ( some with the explicit and implied threat to push the abuse button) is it an eternal request or merely for that thread only? I ask this because one poster ( some weeks ago) went utterly ballistic when I had posted to her. It had been several months and thousands of posts later, and I simply had forgotten her request not to post to her.
On 2 separate occasions ( different posters) I have suggested to those threatening to push the abuse button that we jointly ask the moderator for advice. They both immediately backed down. These posters were feeling **personally** insulted because I had criticized the government schools in a **general** manner.
On several occasions, the government school defender has insisted that they were posting to someone else ( on this public board) and that I had no right to comment on their post to someone else. Can they do this?
One poster asked that I not mention ( with threats to push the abuse button) a family member that she freely and frequently uses as an example in her many posts. When I suggested that we jointly contact the moderator, she too immediately backed down. As a courtesy to her, and also because I feel intimidated and threatened, I have never again made any reference to this family member, even though she continues to use this example to support her arguments.
What are the consequences of this manipulative behavior:
1) Threats and demands like these shuts down their opponent while they freely publish their opinions.
2) The government school defender gets to control the language and with whom he will have discourse.