Posted by Dr. Bob on December 28, 2007, at 6:35:17
In reply to more easier to enforce... » Dinah, posted by karen_kay on December 28, 2007, at 2:34:00
> a GLOBAL daily posting limit ... might keep people a little more focused, and they would think a little more about the value of the post they were contributing before submitting it.
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> I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but I just see a trend that seems to be frustrating the majority of posters. Please tell me if I am off-base with this suggestion.> To be honest, I feel frustrated. I hate to see someone ask for help and then see their thread veer off into something completely different ... And then the deputy/Dr. Bob warnings and suspensions start as the frustration level grows. It's not a pretty situation. I'm just trying to think of a way to improve the situation.
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> PhoenixThanks for bringing this up, and for trying to be constructive. I do think various people have their feathers ruffled, so in that sense you're very "on base". And it can be hard to discuss these kinds of things without ruffling more feathers. But I think it's important to try.
Some issues I do think are best dealt with administratively, but I'm not sure this is one of them. As Seldom said, value is in the eye of the beholder.
And as someone else said, be the change you want to see. If a poster's not getting help, try to help them. Or just post a reminder that they asked for help, then someone else might help them.
The 3-post rules that Dinah mentioned are a type of limit, but have a different intent, see:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#three
> it wouldn't have to be enforced if it were merely some sort of magical program ... that would just pop up and say 'sorry dear, you've reached your limit for this thread/day/ect. please try again tomorrow hun. and i hope you don't think this means i don't like you.'
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> kkThat's a great idea! I'll add it to my to-do list, thanks.
Bob
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