Posted by MidnightBlue on June 26, 2006, at 0:17:59
In reply to Re: looking for trigger words, posted by Dr. Bob on June 20, 2006, at 21:37:26
Dr. Bob,
> > In my opinion, the program would be teaching self-restraint.
>
> But self-restraint in what circumstances?The self-restraint would come from the pause. If a trigger word is noted, the computer would not let you post without marking a box "yes" or "no" that the message did or did not contain a trigger.
It would give the poster time to THINK about whether or not their post could trigger someone. Somewhat in the same way you have the "confirm" button now. It would just be another layer for posts that contain trigger words. They could still be posted without a trigger warning, but would be subject to later review.
I thought I had already explained that, but I guess I didn't do a good enough job. :-)
>
> > > > I would suggest starting with a short list of trigger words and adding or modifying them as needed.
> >
> > I think we already came up with a pretty good word list when we listed trigger words/subjects several weeks ago.
> >
> > MidnightBlue
>
> This list?
>
> > violence
> > suicide
> > self-harm
> > abuseThat is part of the list, but I thought it was longer....
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20060525/msgs/653706.html
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> --
> I think "mandatory" trigger warnings may sound like a good idea because it would be great if you could rely on triggering posts to be flagged. Like it would be if you could rely on all posts to be civil.
>
> BobDr. Bob, it sounds like you are really leaning towards a workable program! Why don't you try us on the "honor" system I suggested, and if that doesn't work make it mandatory?
MidnightBlue
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