Posted by Racer on April 4, 2006, at 19:44:04
Have you ever considered reducing the block lengths? Not on an individual basis, I don't mean. Just as in maybe changing them all to one week, with a few exceptions that would be considerably longer? (I'm actually thinking lifetime bans...)
It really depends on the purpose of the blocks, of course. If they're meant as a cooling off period, or as a tool to help people learn to modify their behavior, I think a week -- or, really, even a day or two for a first offense -- is probably long enough for that purpose. Having the blocks stretch out, though, doesn't seem to increase the efficacy of the block, do you think? It seems to me that the system of doubling blocks would make sense if each block was for the same behavior, but in many cases it really isn't someone doing the same thing over and over again. I'm not sure it serves a purpose to increase the length of a block when someone maybe has modified the behavior that led to a first blocking, only to engage in different behavior the next time...
If the blocks are punishment, of course, none of that applies...
Anyway, since this has come up more than once now, I wonder if you would be willing to say a few words about your reasoning?
Thank you for your time.
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