On Wednesday, 19 June 2013 02:23:28 UTC+12, Cheryl Martin  wrote:
> http://fjordstone.com/rastb5mod/
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>It has been a while since we've posted=20
>the FAQs for this newsgroup.  So here=20
>they are!  Same as they have been for=20
>nearly 2 decades!=20

Yes, the rules have been fair and consistent for a long time.=20

Cheryl, I'm hoping to get something off my chest and clear the air with you=
 and Jay. I hope I wasn't too much trouble, but I'm conscious of the fact t=
hat my persistence with several topics, going back many years, was socially=
 inappropriate.=20

I have a Masters in forensic psychology, and I was accepted into the postgr=
aduate course to train to be a clinical psychologist. I was unable to cope =
with the workload (which is pretty intense, like medical school), and thus =
I was unable to complete the course. Several clinical psychologists noticed=
 my difficulties and referred me to a colleague for therapy and evaluation.=
=20

As a result of this process, I've been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, =
a disability which impairs my social skills. It is common for people with A=
spergers to have persistent thoughts about a particular topic, especially i=
f this has been triggered by negative personal experiences in childhood.=20

If what I'm saying here sounds like gibberish, that's good. I'm hoping I wa=
sn't too much of a nuisance to deal with. In hindsight, I should have taken=
 the hint faster. But since I have Aspergers, I instead read the FAQ and to=
ok it literally. The FAQ didn't say "Posts on politics, social issues or se=
nsitive material may be rejected, at the discretion of the moderators." Obv=
iously this is the policy, and Neurotypicals (i.e. people without Aspergers=
) could probably figure this out for themselves without needing to see it i=
n writing in an FAQ.=20

Also, I believe that JMS has used Babylon 5 to address real-life social iss=
ues, thus my purpose in choosing a Babylon 5 newsgroup to talk about them. =
However, I now have a better understanding of why you might pre-emptively r=
eject posts on certain topics in order to avoid me provoking a flame war, o=
r triggering other readers with sensitive material. I inadvertently put you=
 in a difficult position, and you handled it as best you could.=20

Okay, this post is long enough now. Just wanted to get this off my chest. I=
'll try really hard to do better from now on.=20

Kind regards,=20
Matthew=20
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