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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
As for being publicly called on it, well, yes. This is a public forum. Posts here are public, as are mistakes. And that's not a big deal either.
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Yes, it is a public forum, but that doesn't mean we can't try to be polite anyhow. And yes, as ScalyFreak mentioned in an earlier post on this thread, breaking the rules should have consequences. But, those consequences should be in proportion to the nature (in this case, unintended and not benefiting the poster) of the offense. This is a public forum, but there is ALSO a private message system, and it seems to me that would have been a much more appropriate way for the moderator to deliver an appropriate message. For some of us, being accused of lying would be/is a big deal...I make no apologies that I'm one of them.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
So you start from the premise that a person is guilty until proven otherwise? Sorry, I don't work that way; I try to give people the benefit of the doubt without their having to earn it. I mean, I'm not going to stake my life or my money on someone's claims on the Internet, but I'm not going to assign evil intentions when someone makes a mistake, and when they say it's a mistake, I believe them.
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And, call me naive, but I agree with Catlady - in general, I prefer to assume that most folks have good intentions, not bad. I'm certainly going to use my common sense (don't offer to sell me London Bridge), and I may be wrong every now and then, but I'm a lot happier that way.