Posted by muffled on September 6, 2007, at 11:07:40
In reply to Re: helping posters better understand, posted by Dr. Bob on September 6, 2007, at 2:03:31
> That's a good question. What I meant above was offering feedback that they would be free to accept or not. If they did end up getting a PBC, or being blocked, I'd hope they'd remember that you tried to help and did your best.
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> (That's different than having a "mandatory" civility buddy, which has been discussed before:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20051205/msgs/597469.html
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> which really would be taking responsibility for another poster's posts.)**Well, its hard fir me to figger this, but I guess its just a failing on my part, but I guess if someone b-mailed me and asked if I thot the post was OK, I WOULD respond, with the discalimer that I didn't know for sure....but I wouldn't want to be doing alot of that...
I guess MY problem is, is that sometimes I have posted what I thot was just fine at the time...but then gotten pbc/blocked etc. Sometimes my judgement seems to be impaired as far as understanding that what I have written is wrong (according to babble standards...)
AND as Sam said, the written word can be taken wrongly.
So in this latter instance, a civility buddy wouldn't work.> > If possible, I would like if YOU could explain, when asked, for a greater explanation.
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> I thought Sam explained this one well...**yes that poster worded it well, but I didn't know you agreed with Sam UNTIL you said so, until that point it was Sams opinion, but I don't understaND YOU(Bob) very well, so I would never assume ANYthing about you one way or another...
Thats why, the explanation/agreement w/anothers explanation has to come fro you(Bob).
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> > And the old long blocks?
> > What of them?
> > Are you going to reconsider?
> > Cuz I think they just hurt is all, I don't think there's much eaducation going on after awhile.
> > Just hurt.
> > Babbles not supposed to be bout hurt is it?
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> I'm open to considering alternatives to long blocks. The goal of Babble isn't hurt, but unfortunately some hurt I think is inevitable. But let's try to minimize it as much as possible.*Sigh. Ya, we'll see :-(
Minimize hurt.....
I don't think long blocks minimize hurt necc...
We have to learn...
Whatever.
M
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