Posted by Lou Pilder on May 11, 2009, at 19:55:05
In reply to Re: Straightforward » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on May 9, 2009, at 10:43:42
> Manic wasn't the subject of this block.
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> However, I don't see that he wasn't straightforward. Dr. Bob long ago decided that jokes based on ethnicity were not conducive to the supportive and educational environment he wanted at Babble, so considered them against site guidelines. He considers jokes about accents to fall into the same category, I would guess. He has also apparently decided fairly recently that jokes with explicit sexual content are against site guidelines, similar to cursing without an asterisk, and for the same reason I'd guess.
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> But the reason people are blocked is the same reason people are always blocked. If Dr. Bob tells someone that something they are doing is against site guidelines, and they understand what he is asking them, and they continue to do it, the only recourse he has is to block that person. If they wish to object to the rule, they can come to Admin and try to change Dr. Bob's mind.
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> I don't perceive Dr. Bob as being less than straightforward in this.Dinah,
You wrote,[...the only recourse he has is to block that person...].
I aam unsure as to what you are wanting to mean here. If you could post answers to the following, then I could have the opportunity to respond accordingly.
A.What do you base that on?
B. In your reply, if you take into consideration the past practice here, have there been instances where, let's say, members have been told more than once to be civil and were not blocked?
C. If you do not know of any instance of the above,could I post some of them here in this thread or would I need to use email?
Lou
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