Ha, I got booted off an autism discussion list.

[karalianne]

I've belonged to the Yahoo! groups Autismlist since 1999 or something, so it's kind of strange to think that I'm no longer a member. What kills me is that all I did was agree with someone else (who, so far as I know, wasn't booted) that the list owner had said something that wasn't really "kosher" - i.e., asking an autistic man what his credentials are to be criticizing the owner's obsession with telepathy and facilitated communication (FC), bringing it up in every discussion as being "the best treatment" (which it isn't; it's a communication method, not a treatment method). I said that I've seen such tactics used in other discussions, and it seems that usually those who ask for people's credentials feel "caged" - they know they're going to lose the argument, so they try to cast aspersions on the people they're arguing with. And... I'm gone. No warnings or anything, just gone.

Just spreading the word, which is why this is a public post. But not posting it to any LJ comms. :)

EDIT: I just realized that the discussion I got booted for was taking place on the AutAdvo Yahoo! group, not the Autismlist one. So the owner kicked me off HIS list for agreeing with someone ON ANOTHER LIST about the owner's "debate methods."

This is actually pretty funny to me, now; before it was just mildly amusing.