Posted by Anyuser on October 1, 2002, at 13:18:01
In reply to Re: more info, posted by Dr. Bob on October 1, 2002, at 8:18:53
If a poster posts from work, and that poster's email address is [yourname]@[yourcompany].com, does that mean the ISP is the poster's place of work? If so, and if a poster is abusive, then you'll notify the employer? If so, do you give the abusive poster any specific warning that her/his ISP/employer will be told unless the abuse stops?
Does repeated "mere" incivility constitute abuse, or is abuse categorically different from incivility? It is easy to suppose that intentional effort either to offend another poster or to sabotage/vandalize the site would be abusive. But I wonder if either repeated failure to get the tone right (sarcasm, for example) or repeatedly pressing points or topics uncomfortable to others would constitute abuse.
You say, "But actions here can in fact have serious consequences." Could you elaborate?
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