Posted by SLS on July 5, 2013, at 14:45:15
In reply to Re: a refuge(e) board, posted by Dr. Bob on July 5, 2013, at 13:25:25
> > ahaha. can you pinpoint more specifically when-ish in the past you were thinking of moderating it like?
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> Sorry, I can't. I think the idea is more to create an environment that posters would feel was safe(r) than to go back to a specific point in time.
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> Bob
It is ironic, but during your period of close moderation, people had very few fears of being hurt except for by the rigid sanctions administered by you. People felt safe otherwise. Safety was even provided for Lou Pilder, who posted in a civil manner at that time. There was a great deal more exchange of ideas, information, and support during this time. I can't imagine why you would not be able to exercise sanctions again, albeit to a more moderate degree. I don't think that a black-or-white or all-or-nothing approach towards establishing the level of moderation to be exercised is at all useful. I can't believe you would open a new board dedicated to protect people from a single person who behaves in a way that you have so often deemed to be uncivil. Were it not for the unfettered posting of uncivil content by this singular poster, we would not be having this discussion.Question: What kind of posting behavior would cause you to exercise a posting block?
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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