stevertigo <stvrtg(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> How does IAR help limit Civility violations,
personal attacks, and slander?
Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It doesn't. It is also remarkably
ineffective against swine flu.
Just because a policy does not work miracles, does not mean it is > not useful.
Ok. But incivility *is* a serious problem, just like... AIDS.
So it makes sense to address the problem directly -- research into
cures, vaccines, precautionary notifications, safe sex techniques,
repressive therapies, palliative care, etc. -- and to remove those
things like IAR, which like other careless notions -- sharing needles,
receiving blood, going bareback -- only tend to lead to un-miraculous
results.
You're jumping from "IAR does not cure all" (no disagreement) to "IAR
is harmful and must be removed", which does not logically follow.
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