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Re: humour in the face of badness » Dr. Bob

Posted by madwand on November 23, 2003, at 3:27:25

In reply to Re: humour in the face of badness, posted by Dr. Bob on November 22, 2003, at 18:30:23

> > I don't know if it NEEDS to be here, but I do think it would be most understood and appreciated here.
>
> Maybe by some, but might it not be misunderstood (an unappreciated) by others?
>
> Bob

Well, but then wouldn't those folks just avoid that section of the board (like some folks avoid Admin and some folks avoid Social)?
Think of it like a Jungian Shadow exercise. Rather than trying to "banish" the Shadow, and thus have it erupt unexpectedly (and with varying amounts of damage), give it a designated space.
And yes, there are many other message boards for "dark humor" (or where it does not contravene the rules). But since Babble has much-higher standards of civility than most boards it therefore has a stronger Shadow as well (thus such an outlet needs to be here, as an incorporated part of Babble).
And I don't mean that it should be some kind of no holds barred "out back" where people should go to resolve their differences in a non-civil manner
(that is what email is for <g>). But by allowing the darker impulses to flourish in a relatively non-dangerous manner (dark humor), the overall civility of the board should *increase*.

Michael


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