Posted by Kath on June 6, 2009, at 21:39:40
In reply to Re: Case closed? » gardenergirl, posted by henrietta on June 6, 2009, at 20:26:25
I had been remembering commenting before about something....I had wanted to bring it up again as a result of how things have gone in this thread. I searched & found it. Here it is:
In reply to Re: what power we have, posted by Dr. Bob on April 29, 2009, at 9:13:57
">... to encourage them to apologize, and to suggest they not address those they can't get along with. You have the power to help them avoid being blocked.
~ ~ ~ I wonder about this. I can't imagine how to encourage someone to apologize, etc, except in a Babblemail...because if we have a problem with a post, we're supposed to do the "notify administration" aren't we? But I guess a kind, polite, caring Babblemail would do the trick.
Kath"
~ ~ ~ I think that it is really hard to do this type of thing. There's the HUGE potential that in saying something to a fellow-poster, we'll inadvertently upset, insult, hurt them!!! It's not always easy to say clearly what we mean, I think.
For me, I think it will feel MUCH safer to use the "Notify Admin" option, rather than take a chance of saying the 'wrong' thing & taking the lid off a veritable beehive, ending up with a lot of VERY **ssed-off & upset bees!!! & possibly getting stung myself!
Kath
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