Posted by shar on December 10, 2000, at 22:52:26
In reply to Re: so unsuspecting visitors will not become entangled » concerned, posted by Cam W. on December 10, 2000, at 21:45:42
If an innocent bystander somehow landed in one of the PB boards, it would not take long to figure out what the topics are. Then, if not interested, they could leave.
If people come to the PB boards to cause disruption, and if they are not civil, I am fine with their being booted. The standard of civility is broad enough here that one has to make a point of engaging in rude, hostile, unfriendly, aggressive action in order to get blocked.
People don't get booted for their opinions, for disagreeing, for using imperfect grammar, for expressing anger about something. That can all be done with civility.
I'm for the status quo. I think the most annoying part of the disruptors is the length of some of their posts, how they can go on and on about their own ideas, there is a sense that they have so much of great value to say even though much of it is repetitive, like loving to hear the sound of their own voice. I can rarely get beyond the first couple of paragraphs before I lose interest.
Shar
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