Virginia killings Moderation decisions.

[wstein]

ritalin!!! :O never, I want prozac!

 

[TxHockeyGuy]

ritalin!!! :O never, I want prozac!

Mmmmmhhhhh, Prozac....

Just kidding folks.

I think medical records should only be able to be seen by the doctors treating you and yourself unless you pose a current risk to yourself or others. So if you are being treated for depression that information should only be available for things like NICS checks or highly sensitive employment. I don't believe that in general employers should be able to access medical records at all, except for highly sensitive type positions. I also don't think they should be able to use anything but your current medical records, which if you are no longer having a problem should come up blank, against you. Then again I believe in this whole privacy thing that this country lost several years back. :shakehead

 

[pilot fish]

You have to ask yourselves, if this piece of garbage that killed all the innocent people at V Tech was on Ritalin, or some sort of a anti-depressant, would this slaughter have occured? You might also want to ask yourselves why his mom and dad did not notice his need for some sort of meds? Why wasn't IT suspended from school and escorted off Campus.

 

[LAJim]

I think this discussion, like many other discussions of topical, polarizing issues has no place on scubaboard. First of all we should keep our focus here on scuba. Second unless there are people here who know real facts about intervention strategies for troubled university students, or how emergencies are handled on the Virginia Tech (or other) campuses - this will necessarily be an uninformed discussion.

So, in my opinion SB would be better off amending the TOS to remove ALL contentious discussions that are entirely unrelated to scuba. Failing that please enforce all applicable standards about race, gender, religion, etc. and maintain a workplace-friendly envirionment.

Jim

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

The term dittohead, as used by the person that uttered it, was meant as a perjorative remark of the Right of Center fans of Rush Limbaugh. This poster further states, by inreference, that they are not enlightened, as his gosslings on the Left are, and are rigidly fixed on one idea, which is to stop others from free thought. This poster fails to see the rigidity of his postion and the tolerance of the dittoheads, as compared to the Al Frankenheads.

Actually, the person who uttered it isn't particularly interested in politics ... because I'm pretty disgusted with the partisanship on "both" sides. Your statements, however, do bear out the validity of the point I was making ... that any attempt at political discourse will be inevitably dominated by people (left and right) who are incapable of doing so in a civil manner.

Thanks for the demonstration ... I'm sure it will be helpful in the policy decisions that will be considered on this matter ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[pilot fish]

If you are not interested in politics then don't use emotionally charged buzz words like dittohead, which is CLEARLY directed at the Right, and the attending politically biased statements after that. I'm sure it will be helpful in the policy decisions that will be considered on this matter

Actually, the person who uttered it isn't particularly interested in politics ... because I'm pretty disgusted with the partisanship on "both" sides. Your statements, however, do bear out the validity of the point I was making ... that any attempt at political discourse will be inevitably dominated by people (left and right) who are incapable of doing so in a civil manner.

Thanks for the demonstration ... I'm sure it will be helpful in the policy decisions that will be considered on this matter ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[H2Andy]

any attempt to determine what is and what isn't political (and thus what is and what isn't allowed) is going to create friction

might as well have a forum where ALL discussions are allowed, and monitor for otherwise TOS violations

(btw, PF was joking around ... this has been (again) a very civil discussion of this subject)

if you don't want to participate, don't

but why prevent others who want to from doing so?

if certain users insist on bing uncivil, their posting privileges in that forum can be taken away

again, punish the user, not the thread or the content

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

If you are not interested in politics then don't use emotionally charged buzz words like dittohead, which is CLEARLY directed at the Right, and the attending politically biased statements after that. I'm sure it will be helpful in the policy decisions that will be considered on this matter

Which politically biased statements were those?

http://scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=2856034&postcount=23

No, Andy, PF isn't kidding around ... he's trolling. For the moment, I'll feed the troll ... let's see where it goes ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[pilot fish]

Yes, this Old Testiment collective punishment does no one any good. Punish the abuser by limiting their access but closing a good thread is ridiculous.

any attempt to determine what is and what isn't political (and thus what is and what isn't allowed) is going to create friction

might as well have a forum where ALL discussions are allowed, and monitor for otherwise TOS violations

(btw, PF was joking around ... this has been (again) a very civil discussion of this subject)

if you don't want to participate, don't

but why prevent others who want to from doing so?

if certain users insist on bing uncivil, their posting privileges in that forum can be taken away

again, punish the user, not the thread or the content

 

[pilot fish]

[["basically it implies someone who holds rigidly to a belief system without questioning why, or allowing others to do so ..."]]]]nwgratefuldiver

That statment by itself is not political, till you connect it to your prior, biased, political definition of what a dittohead is, in your politically motivated estimation.

Which politically biased statements were those?

http://scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=2856034&postcount=23

No, Andy, PF isn't kidding around ... he's trolling. For the moment, I'll feed the troll ... let's see where it goes ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)