On Wednesday, 19 June 2013 02:23:28 UTC+12, Cheryl Martin  wrote:   
   > http://fjordstone.com/rastb5mod/   
   >=20   
   >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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