Re: the blocking policies

Posted by Dr. Bob on April 11, 2006, at 3:55:16

In reply to Re: Dr Bob? About the blocking policies?, posted by Phillipa on April 6, 2006, at 12:33:08

> Have you ever considered reducing the block lengths? ... maybe changing them all to one week, with a few exceptions that would be considerably longer? (I'm actually thinking lifetime bans...)
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> Racer
This is an important issue, but I don't think there's an easy answer. For one thing, I think some situations are in-between...
> I don't know what the intended purpose is, but if it's to modify behavior, I think that blocks beyond a few weeks max gets into a question of diminshing returns.
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> If it's to protect the community, well...I suppose you could go on the premise that each "infraction" contributes an additive amount of potential harm, and so increased protection by blocking longer could conceivably be warranted. I wouldn't agree with that reasoning, however.
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> gg
Why wouldn't you agree? I think I see it as both...
What if block lengths could decrease as well as increase? The duration of a block is based on the duration of the previous block. If it's been a while since the previous block, maybe it could be based on a shorter period of time?
For example, say a poster is blocked for 3 weeks, returns, and the next day posts something uncivil. The standard procedure would be to double the 3 weeks and block them for 6 weeks. If, however, they follow the guidelines for a while before being blocked again, it could be 3 - 1 = 2 weeks that's doubled, and they'd be blocked for 4 weeks.
How does that sound? The question, of course, would be how long "a while" should be...
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> If a poster is blocked. And two people can't post from the same computer. While the person is blocked can the other person post from that computer while the other is blocked. That way only one person is posting from that computer during the block?
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> Phillipa
If either of them were blocked, the other would be, too:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20060225/msgs/614125.html
Bob

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EEk!! » LegWarmers LegWarmers 4/6/06
Re: Dr Bob? About the blocking policies? Phillipa 4/6/06
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too late ; ) (nm) » Phillipa LegWarmers 4/6/06
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