The Awkward Silence

apaul

1:27 AM

@Feeds That's unsettling ;)

@John any idea who's handling comment flags at the moment?

Just had two that I flagged for attempting to answer in the comments section declined, just seemed a little odd.

John

1:52 AM

@apaul I think that was me. Was it the commets where you said it was attempting to answer in comments?

apaul

@John ya, a two part comment.

John

@apaul I take it you want to discuss it. If so, please provide a link to the post.

apaul

I would say that in the US, a full legal name that includes a middle name not normally used is considered PII. The organization can require it, however they are also responsible for its proper usage and control. I wonder if it is really needed in routine documentation. An appropriate official can check the information against a persons DL to prove identity, without making it public. — user3169 2 days ago

Oops didn't expect it to quote like that.

John

OK give me a second.

The commenter is merely saying that there are legal ramifications to their organizations policy. It says nothing about an IPS suggested solution. They are just tyring to add good content to the post -- but it would be inappropriate as a post.

apaul

@John I guess I can see that, kinda borderline, but I see where you're coming from.

@John Sorry to poke you about it, "declined" doesn't offer a whole lot of explanation sometimes.

John

2:04 AM

@apaul There is A LOT of bordreline stuff on this site. I appreaciate that there are people like you and others that are keeping the heartbeat going. Thanks.

@apaul Point taken. I need to add more finesse here. Thanks for the constructive feedback.

apaul

@John "It's all chaos, it's all random, and it's horrifying, and if you want to try and reduce the horror, and reduce the chaos, be kind. That's all you can do."

John

@apaul Well said.

apaul

@John just saying it's a borderline subject.

@John Really didn't mean to give you hassle, just didn't get it initially.

John

@apaul No hassle AT ALL. I am thankful that there users like you (and others). Feel free to ping me with whatever is on your mind.

apaul

2:37 AM

@John Actually there is one thing that's been bugging me a bit. Not sure if you'd be willing to nudge someone about this, but the lack of response is troubling... meta.stackexchange.com/questions/302410/…

John

4:20 AM

@apaul It definitely appears that the information they already gave is all they are interested in giving. I do not see the point to try to further this along. I'm pretty sure that my status as a temporaray mod on one site will not help this cause one bit.

Extroverted Main Man

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apaul

4:39 AM

@John if you're not concerned that's fair. Just figured you would have the ear of the CMs...

@John Just seems like they've been really open about how suicide prevention posts are handled and less so with abuse disclosures. Admittedly I'm a little worried because some of the staff seem really great at dealing with people who are in crisis, but some can come across as a little ham fisted at times. I guess knowing who I was passing these situations to, and how they handled them would ease some fears.

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6:26 AM

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Jarko Dubbeldam

7:27 AM

@ExtrovertedMainMan Hmm, I don't think this can be solved using IPS. Not necessarily because of the broader topic, but rather because this example is so soured that I don't think any amount of IPS would be sufficient.

Extroverted Main Man

7:43 AM

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