No they don't. |
Thank you for posting the truth. That 48 hr ban isn't about respect. It simply gives the story a chance to fall to the back page be replaced by other headlines and the truth to be hidden and buried. |
Yes, Jeff needs to rethink this rule, it creates a misleading impression of people and allows for whitewashing of terrible behavior. |
The rule is that you're not supposed to post bad things. I think that is fine, but if you post WELL DOCUMENTED FACTS that's not posting "bad things". He completely lacks nuance. Sad but true. |
Yes, I lack nuance. Intentionally. I don't have time to research what are facts and what are not. Even if you document claims, I will mostly have to examine the documentation. In this day and age, you can find documentation for almost anything. I can probably find a source right now that says the earth is flat. The purpose of the rule is to allow a period of mourning for those who liked and/or respected the deceased. They can remember the good about a person without having to debate the bad, or worse yet, dispute false allegations. |
As the person who created the rule, I think that I have a better understanding of its intention than you do. I can assure you that you are wrong. |
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Okay say when Roman Polanski dies. Are we really going to ignore the whole rapist thing for 24 hours because people really loved Rosemary's Baby?
It just seems absurd. |
Who else do you want to cancel, maybe you can open a Forum especially for that. |
No, you are going to ignore it for 48 hours. |
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Blanket rules are just that, blanket. Devoid of any kind of intellectual understanding.
If you can only function under blanket rules you're f'd basically. Get some minions in to moderate for you. |
Better yet, start your own forum and show me how it is done. You are obviously an expert. |
It's kind of sad that you have to post these defensive retorts, especially when the criticism aimed at you is spot on. |
I guess if you are the one making the criticism, it is not surprising that you consider it to be spot on. Forgive me if I disagree. I think your criticism is petty, inaccurate, and obnoxious. Why was criticizing Brigitte Bardot so important to you that it could not wait 48 hours and what does that say about you? |
I didn't criticize her. I stated that she abandoned her son and declared herself not "maternal". This is fact. If you choose to see it as criticism, that's your own limited perspective informing your opinion. Come on Jeff, you're a lot smarter than that. |
"Abandoned" has negative connotations. She didn't leave the child on the side of the road. You certainly didn't mean this as praise. But again, what does it say about you that you couldn't wait 48 hours to post this and now, several days later, you are still upset enough to spend your Saturday afternoon posting about it? |