Posted by special_k on April 9, 2006, at 21:43:13
In reply to Re: i tried, posted by greywolf on April 9, 2006, at 10:45:39
> ----I guess I'm not making myself very clear.
sorry... i can be a bit dense sometimes...
> There's a distinct difference between spontaneously acting out in a manic state publicly and going too far in a post on dr-bob.org. It's the difference between lying in the street pinned down by a couple bouncers while two mounted patrol ring you with horses (and you're not drunk) and posting "'X' is a liar."
Ah. So you think that when people get blocked they are acting out on the boards rather than IRL. This may be the case sometimes... But is this the case all the time? It is the latter times I'm worried about...
>If I did anything on this site even close to what I've done during manic states in the brick and mortar world, I wouldn't be looking at a block, I'd be appealing a lifetime ban.Lifetime ban?
I thought blocks maxed out at one year on this site...
> So, we'll agree that you and I view bans and lengths of bans differently. Given my history, I'm just happy that blocks are an option and, if I view a block as unwarranted, I get a chance to appeal to Dr. Bob. If it works, great. If not, looks like I'll be catching up on my reading.Okay. What is the longest block you have got here?
> And if I'm ever blocked for six weeks, I'll bet it means either that I did something incredibly obnoxious or had not learned a lesson from several other blocks.I think that is how Bob looks at it, yes. He used to double the block length as a matter of course. You used to be able to get a one year block for forgetting to put an asterisk in the work '*ss'. Not so anymore with automated asterisking. He also seems to be doing repeat lengths rather than doubling as a matter of course (which I view as a good thing mostly).
I don't want the discussion to turn into polarities...
Either preserve the status quo or have no moderationI just think things could / should be revised a little more...
>In either instance, a block of that length would give me pause to consider whether this site is appropriate for me.
Yes.
I think we lose a fair few posters because of the blocking system...
Posters who might well stick around to give and receive support if they had shorter blocks. The block would still be a shock, it would still be a punishment etc etc. But they might return whereas they don't under the present system.
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