Posted by concerned on December 10, 2000, at 23:28:13
In reply to Doesn't take long to figure out these boards, posted by shar on December 10, 2000, at 22:52:26
If everyone excluded from this discussion were excluded for their own transgressions, and not because the moderator applies varying standards depending on the current atmosphere of the board, perhaps there would be no need to advise caution.
My advice is not that any standard should be applied other than the current arbitrary personal standard of the moderator. Caution is advised because no one here can insure that the arbitrary standard in use will not trigger excluded individuals to cause harm to themselves or others. Perceived exclusion, depression and psychopharmaceuticals have repeatedly been part of a profile that accompanied harmful behavior.
A portal software such as is in use at other similar sites might help to prevent such harm. Where the current atmosphere here has repeatedly been cited as cliquish, such software could that at the outset establish boundaries and identify the guidelines by which boundaries are established. Such as system would help to avoid setting up expectations, which, when not met, might contribute to harm.
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