Posted by Alexus on September 5, 2006, at 11:40:09
In reply to Re: Extraction, posted by Jost on September 5, 2006, at 11:24:29
Anyone can feel free to post to people saying that you are concerned that the situation is escalating or whatever.
Only deputies can block.
And sometimes there is a call for that. Sometimes people literally ask to be blocked (and go off in order to be blocked). Blocking them does seem to prevent incivilities on the boards.
Only deputies can remove posts.
And sometimes there is a call for that. Sometimes people post grossly offensive posts which are removed. Only if they are *grossly* offensive. But that does happen. The sooner they are removed the less fuss they cause.
Only deputies can redirect threads.
And sometimes there is a call for that. Or the boards get untidy.
I didn't mean to imply that someone would want to be a deputy because of any *pleasure* they would get from blocking. I think of it (at times) as a necessary evil. Somebody has got to do it (at times). The more people on board with that the sooner it gets done. That is important when people are getting upset and more and more and more people are getting dragged into it.
I do have sympathy for the position of the deputies. I just didn't understand what gg was getting at. But I think I get it now.
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