Posted by gardenergirl on October 27, 2004, at 21:46:51
In reply to Re: Another 3-post rule?, posted by Dr. Bob on October 27, 2004, at 19:27:56
> > Are these to be 3 consecutive posts, or are they cumulative? If after 2 consecutive posts by A, you sanction B, does the clock start over for A relative to B?
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> Consecutive posts is the other 3-post rule. This would be cumulative. If A complains twice and I sanction B once, then that would be 1 cumulative "false positive".I'm lost here. Could you please explain this concept about false positives etc?
And by the way, I am in the camp that we don't need a new rule for every new circumstance that comes up. It starts becoming way too complicated, and another word that likely could be pereceived as uncivil, so I won't use it.
My city has a law in the charters that essentially says you can't pass a law which offers protection against discrimination for gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, and trans-sexuals. Now, first, I have a problem with that anyway. But a law that says you can't pass a law is redundant.
I feel like we're getting too many micro-rules here, and I think for a seasoned poster to get confused, just imagine how intimidating and confusing it could be for new posters!
gg
Just my $65...(trying to get used to charging psych. fees... ;-)
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