Posted by Mitchell on January 19, 2003, at 19:38:23
In reply to Re: Please don't ban people » Mitchell, posted by Phil on January 19, 2003, at 17:58:30
> ... your idea of blocking behaviors..what do you mean?
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> PhilI don't know of any strong evidence that publicly scolding people then banishing them is any more calming to group processes than removing offending messages and sending a private message to the writer advising why the message was not permitted. In academic publications, scholars insist on privacy for round-robin review. Scholars would be afraid to publish if their peers pre-publication criticisms of their unreviewed work were made public.
Hsuing has asserted in publications that publicly scolding group members who violate his rules helps increase group awareness of civil guidelines. The same purpose can be served by removing offending messages, and publicly stating why the message was removed. Battles over what messages may or may not be posted might be just as tedious as ad hoc banishment appeals, but they might be less hurtful.
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