To be fair, he didn't say it wasn't allowed. It was a request. A politely-worded request.
Surely, marto, you're well aware that nobody is prohibited from making a request.
:-)
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"you're well aware that nobody is prohibited from making a request."
Where did I make such a claim? It seems strange that when people make requests of sundialsvc4, including but not limited to requests to report (so far phantom) bugs within this site which they never prove but feel the need to blame every so often, the result is tumbleweed. Given how frequently sundialsvc4 states that we should all try to improve this site, their behaviour is contrary to this goal (no bug report despite many requests to do so, fantastic legal threats, dear reader the list goes on). sundialsvc4 has been on a crusade for years to have anonymous posting removed from this site, because he doesn't like it for some reason. Completely in denial of the fact (explained many times) that anyone can register an account, use it once and either throw it away or never use it again. So solving zero issues solved. Note that sundialsvc4 often posts anonymously, claiming that they magically got logged out of the site by this phantom bug PEBKAC issue. Sure there's no harm in making requests, when they are senseless and the person asking never responds to request made of them, how likely do you think it is that someone going to do so?
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Where did I make such a claim?
Where did I indicate you had?
Now that we've proven that both of us can play this passive-agressive dance of words, might we endeavor instead for an honest dialogue here?
You wrote:
You're well aware that nobody is prohibited from responding, anonymous or otherwise.
In the context of the conversation where you wrote words referencing an absence of prohibition in response to a request for a type of behavior, any reasonable person would conclude that you were suggesting that the request was out of hand solely on that basis.
If your intent was otherwise, then this is simply a misfortunate misunderstanding. But I don't imagine that's the case here. I think you were poking at your favorite bear, and now take umbrage that anyone would dare intercede on the bear's behalf.
I would ask we not mince words here. This is not a court of law. Ths is the Monastary. Can we agree to respect the tenets of honesty here?
I cannot demand that behavior from you, nor would I be particularly inclined to support a system where polite behavior was mandated rather than voluntarily given.
I cannot demand it; I am, however, requesting it.
How you respond is up to you.
In Loving Service,
Steven K. Mariner
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