Posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 19:48:17
In reply to Re: Please be civil » SLS, posted by Tabitha on November 30, 2002, at 18:59:11
Squiggles, honestly I meant no disrespect. My post was a sincere attempt to clarify that Dinah was acting as deputy moderator, and as such, she can PBC and block people after there are more than 2 "uncivil" posts in a thread.
SLS and Squiggles, I orginally saw your posts and thought it might be just playful banter, and I just let it go. It can be hard to infer tone from a couple of posts though, and Dinah saw it differently. I also know Dr Bob has sanctioned people in the past for joking with an edge, so Dinah's reaction might actually be more consistent with Dr Bob's guidelines than mine was. I suppose the risk with edgy banter is that some people might not get that you're joking, and as such, it might create an unsafe atmosphere where people appear to be free to insult each other. Dr Bob has generally chosen "more safe" over "more free" in the past.
I know it's frustrating to feel restricted.
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