1.1.01.01.020: Vulgar mispronunciations of everyday words will not be tolerated.

[needshumility]

[Filtered away from Victor]

To make you all aware, for the next few days, my inmate will not be able to see who he is talking to. So please don't get angry if he doesn't recognise you - it's deliberate.

I, on the other hand, will be able to see who everyone is. If you abuse him, or treat him badly, just because you think he can't tell who you are - I will know, and I will step in. It won't be tolerated.

[sigh]

I'd also appreciate it if you didn't all automatically identify yourselves, as it kind of removes the point.

[Warden filter]

Alright, I know there's a flood on and if anyone's not themselves and knows it... wait to respond?

I need your cooperation, on quite a massive scale, to be perfectly honest, and I need to explain what's going on:

I'm going to be restricting my inmate's journal access, probably tomorrow, but in an unusual (apparently) way.

I want to restrict him to text and make all replies to him anonymous (am I using that right?). It has a purpose, I swear.

The problem is that I imagine some people will take advantage of this to insult him. I will be watching these conversations constantly, and I will be able to see who is who.

But I'd appreciate it if you could discourage your inmates from, um, [there is no word for 'trolling' in his vocabulary] antagonising him just because they're anonymous. It's not really an opportunity for everyone to come in and say what they really think of him - but for him to talk to people without his prejudices am I using that right getting in the way.

I hope this works.

[Private to Sarah]

I'm especially worried about your inmate.

[Private to Victor]

Victor, as of tomorrow, I'm placing a new restriction on your communications. Only for a few days, maybe even one day.

This might seem harsh, but it serves a purpose, and is not a punishment. It has never been a punishment.

I'm going to make it so you can't see who's responding to you, and you will receive everything as text. I will not allow for people to abuse you, don't worry about that, I'll be able to see who's who and keep track of it.

[Private to the Admiral]

As of tomorrow, can you please make it so my inmate can only receive text - all other posts should be transcripted for him. Can you also make it so he can't see who is replying to him, but I can? Also, he should always be able to see me and talk to me, in any medium.

Make this last for tomorrow and Thursday. I... might ask for less, or maybe more time, it depends.

Comments

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

You're thinking I'm an idiot.

That's the easy one.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Wrong.

I'm thinking that you've grown quite clever, coming up with this on your own.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Well, then I am flattered.

Jane, what do you think the phrase 'I won't tolerate this' implies?

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

For you? That you're going to tell them not to do it again. Or you'll stop it before it starts.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

For a warden you don't know?

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

A lot of complaints, but nothing really getting done about it, even if they said it.

Why are you asking me this?

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

A warden thought they had to remind me to 'use my words' when I said this.

I'm wondering if this is a general impression around here.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

The general impression that the Previous Wardens are generally violent?

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...Mm. And including me and you amongst it.

I just felt like it was another Rule.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

It hardly matters, Eddie. You're not the violent one.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

No, but it's the tone of the whole thing. 'Oh, Eddie, use your words, not your fists.'

Like I haven't had twenty years of damn Rules telling me the same.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

I think my Dad told me that once. When I was a child.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...I imagine you didn't listen.

But exactly!

I sometimes, looking at the Previous, wondered if the Collective did treat us like their children or something, but then the Previous go and do the same.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

I'm quite certain we don't act like children.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Me too.

But it sometimes feels like that's how we're treated.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Of course it does. Because that's how we are treated. That's how they see us.

We're the strangers here, Eddie.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

We start thinking like that, Jane, and we probably just become like we are at home. Isolated and ignorant for it.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

I'm isolated and you're ignorant. There's a difference.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I think the two are closer than you'd think.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Well, we can be neither here. That's the point, isn't it?

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

...Or we can still be both.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

No. We can't, Red. They might think we are, but we can't afford it.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I know, but it was more what people saw of us. That's what I meant.

Re: Private

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter. I don't care what they think. They don't matter.