Posted by Sigismund on March 11, 2008, at 0:59:33
In reply to Re: The mathematics of civility » Sigismund, posted by Toph on March 10, 2008, at 20:52:46
It is not useually said that someone is 'barely friendly', but 'barely civil' is common enough, suggesting that civilty is a thin protective coating that does not impress us too much.
I have had quite uncivil encounters with at least one poster who subsequently became my friend.
What matters to me is the friendliness/unfriendliness thing.
People could just be blocked for a week or something if they have been really rude.
Although I do wonder if we (who?) crave the spectacle of posters throwing themselves on the wire followed by public banishment.
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