“Let her speak please”

Re:“Let her speak please” by nostromo on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @12:48PM (#14507880)

Aren't you doing the same thing the moderator did?

You're dismissing her comments out-of-hand as not entirely honest and assuming you know her true feelings.

Maybe now that she's been given the opportunity to speak, we should listen to and consider her thoughts.

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Re:“Let her speak please” by pavedwalden on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:10PM (#14508045)

kefka's comment appears* to be carefully worded to comment only on the situation she finds herself in, and does not make any assertions about her state of mind.

*does HN indicate when a comment has been edited?

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Re:“Let her speak please” by kefka on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @03:35PM (#14509254)

I did have 1 edit, around 5 minutes in.

s/world-wise/world-wide/

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And that's correct. I put no state-of-mind or otherwise speak for her. I'm acknowledging the complexity of highlighting a potential problem amongst your peers in a very public manner. Especially in Academia, where your peers approve, collaborate, and act as a peer, attacking them publicly could have disastrous consequences.

It is "safer", and provides face to be accepting of such actions, be they intentional or unintentional.

(Yes, I work in Academia. This sort of thing happens pretty regularly, from what Ive seen. What's that saying... The nail that sticks out gets the hammer?)

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