Posted by Nadezda on June 20, 2009, at 12:02:41
In reply to Rules - Recommended Changes, posted by SLS on June 20, 2009, at 6:44:41
I entirely agree with your points about the punishment fitting the crime, and the need for a limit on the length of blocks, unless someone is extremely and uncontrollably disruptive.
It's unnecessarily hurtful to everyone, and of course especially to the person who's blocked-- but really to the rest of us, who are deprived of the person's participation and also the chance for a rectification of the situation-- through perhaps a cooling off period.
Plus I find the way blocks are calculated to be completely unmindful of the type of infraction, and the harshness of the penalty, which amounts to complete isolation from the community, for long periods of time, often for exceptionally minor offenses, if they're committed in a certain cascade-- especially now that chat is pretty much deserted.
I really regret the impact these blocks and the pain they cause have on the community and feel that, overall, they weaken instead of strengthening us.
Nadezda
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