Posted by JahL on March 23, 2006, at 21:50:42
In reply to Re: blocking question****Trigger-emotion)****, posted by muffled on March 23, 2006, at 19:36:37
> YA BOB.....BLOCKS F*CKING HURT AND I DON"T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW FREAKING MUCH.
Me and Bob are cool BUT....
....I agree that he appears not to fully appreciate the distress his often unnecessarily long blocks cause. I'm sure Bob is aware that he sometimes comes across as being rather 'detached', but then I guess the running of a board like demands he be that way (sorry Bob, is it rude to talk about you like this?).
I've never been blocked (to my genuine surprise) and it wouldn't bother me if I was - BUT for some people this place is substitute therapy - rightly or wrongly - and to have that taken away so suddenly, and often for so little...I imagine it can be a big deal.
Imagine being 'uncivil' to your therapist and she tells you to b*gger off for 6 weeks...
Two themes emerge from all of the 'block'-related posts I've read; SENSE OF PROPORTION and APPLICATION OF COMMON SENSE. So blocks aren't the problem, just how they are applied.
FWIW I don't think blocks of more than 2 weeks serve any purpose. I'm not going to name drop, but when certain posters are sent into oblivion for seemingly minor infractions, the board as a whole loses out. This is a more important consideration IMO than the principle of punishment (which is all blocks are).
If someone is clearly just out to disrupt the board then they should be banned, period, as is the way on most other sites.
I'm not having a pop at Bob - I've got plenty of respect for the fella - I just thought I'd offer the opinion of someone who's been around long enough to remember when the good doctor actually answered medical questions himself!
J.
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