Posted by gardenergirl on November 30, 2004, at 22:56:30
In reply to Lou's reply to garden girl-12 horwndw » gardenergirl, posted by Lou Pilder on November 30, 2004, at 22:50:34
It's hard to say if a trial could cause harm. I just am concerned that posters could "halt" all kinds of threads, causing chaos and confusion. Not to mention hurt feelings.
And call me cynical, but I wonder if people would really change their behavior if someone else called a halt to their thread. I can conceive of how some might continue out of spite.
My own experiment is to personally ask those who are upsetting to me to cease and desist in as civil a way as I can. I haven't had a great deal of reason to use this technique, but so far so good...although I can't take any credit if behavior changes. I think it's perfectly reasonable for others to make a direct and civil request to someone, although the outcome is not guaranteed, of course.
gg
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