Posted by greywolf on June 5, 2006, at 12:10:04
In reply to Re: Why not just designate an exile island site?, posted by Dinah on June 5, 2006, at 11:44:31
> I wouldn't call it an exile island site, but PsychCentral is a similar site to Babble I understand, where many current and former Babblers post?
Well, by "exile island" I was simply alluding to the popular reality TV gimmick. No offense or disparagement was intended.
I do think that creation of something particularly oriented to keeping lines of communication to blocked babblers open would be beneficial. I'm sure there are a number of sites where babblers post, but there's a certain hit-or-miss element to that method.
The yahoo group idea has merit. Perhaps someone could set one up so that blocked babblers have a reliable hangout where they can socialize and find support (and, hopefully, not spend the whole time debating the merits of blocks and civility rules). Kind of like my old college days when we'd occasionally get barred from our favorite watering hole, but everyone knew where to find us during the next couple months.
But there's really no point to doing it if (1) all people wanted to do at the site was bash P-babble or complain about blocks, and (2) the regular babblers who aren't blocked don't make a commitment to stopping by often enough to keep it lively.
Just my thoughts. Don't know if they're practical. That's for others to judge.
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