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Posted by zazenducky on October 8, 2006, at 16:18:02
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAASE
Do you think it somehow devalues your blocking function if people volunteer for it?
I DID so enjoy my last block.
You seem so happy lately Bob
Are you in love?
me too :)
It was the BEST BLOCK EVER!!!!!
Posted by alexandra_k on October 8, 2006, at 18:48:13
In reply to Another plaintive plea for voluntary blocks, posted by zazenducky on October 8, 2006, at 16:18:02
can you set limits and set the number of refreshes at 0?
Posted by Lindenblüte on October 17, 2006, at 22:45:57
In reply to Another plaintive plea for voluntary blocks, posted by zazenducky on October 8, 2006, at 16:18:02
Zazenduck,
once again, I must compliment you on your positive and thoughtful posts.I second your request for voluntary blocks.
There are times in life when impulse control is very difficult.
There are times in life where babble shows up constantly in the inbox, and one's mouse cannot help but be drawn to click... and *poof*
hours are gone!
And there are times in life, when we want to just get away, but why should we have to hurt anyone (or ourselves, or our reputation) just to do so.
Dr. Bob- as a practicing psychiatrist, surely you see the merits of voluntary committment. Sometimes a poster knows when they are about to "lose it" and wish to spare these vanilla boards the misery of standing-by, agape at some nice poster's self-destruction.
Will you consider it?
If not? Why?
I thank you in advance,
Lindenblossom
Posted by muffled on October 18, 2006, at 1:53:03
In reply to Re: Another plaintive plea for voluntary blocks » zazenducky, posted by alexandra_k on October 8, 2006, at 18:48:13
Yeah, I think these guys got a good point here..
Posted by Dr. Bob on October 19, 2006, at 7:47:10
In reply to Re: Another plaintive plea for voluntary blocks, posted by Lindenblüte on October 17, 2006, at 22:45:57
> Will you consider it?
>
> If not? Why?It's already possible, see, for example:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040725/msgs/370201.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by muffled on October 19, 2006, at 11:22:51
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks, posted by Dr. Bob on October 19, 2006, at 7:47:10
> > Will you consider it?
> >
> > If not? Why?
>
> It's already possible, see, for example:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040725/msgs/370201.html
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob**Except then you can just go back and unblock yourself....
If you were blocked at the babble end, you would ideally have no recourse to change it.
Thats the thing.
Posted by Lindenblüte on October 20, 2006, at 11:54:25
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks, posted by muffled on October 19, 2006, at 11:22:51
yes, it also sounds fairly involved.
If I were truly needing hospitalization, even if it were voluntary, I'd rather be in a hospital rather than a room that I created to "feel" like a hospital.
Also, what if we use multiple browsers? I'd have to do a dozen steps for each browser program. ugh.
Dr. Bob, despite your intentions that this site be used for "support", it can also be used to deliberately trigger oneself, and perhaps even to hurt oneself.
Sometimes, the best support is to allow a poster to set up a boundary that is strong enough to handle the poster when they get to that desperate place. Perhaps the self-imposed site restriction is a strong enough boundary for some, but it would not be a strong enought boundary for me, and perhaps not for muffled either.
Thanks for the link, however. It's useful info, and if it's the only option, I would have to consider it.
-Li
Posted by Dinah on October 20, 2006, at 12:06:01
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks, posted by Lindenblüte on October 20, 2006, at 11:54:25
If you use the reregister process, you can change your password to a string of unmemorable numbers. You can also change your email address to a fake one so that you can't reset your password. Then the only way to post is to register as a new user, or to ask Dr. Bob to let you back in. And he can only do that if he recognizes your original email address as belonging to you.
The reason Dr. Bob has given in the past for opposing voluntary blocks is that he doesn't want Babble to be completely inaccessible if someone changes their mind and wishes to post for support here.
Dinah
Posted by Lindenblüte on October 20, 2006, at 12:36:34
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks » Lindenblüte, posted by Dinah on October 20, 2006, at 12:06:01
Okay,
thank Dinah.I look forward to hearing from Dr. Bob if he has anything to add to what you have written.
-Li
Posted by muffled on October 20, 2006, at 14:58:02
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks » Lindenblüte, posted by Dinah on October 20, 2006, at 12:06:01
Sorry Dinah but...
ROFL..>The reason Dr. Bob has given in the past for opposing voluntary blocks is that he doesn't want Babble to be completely inaccessible if someone changes their mind and wishes to post for support here.
Now THATS a joke....its gotta be a joke....
Blocks?????????????
Hmmmmm.Luv ya Dinah.
Not mebbe so fond of Bob. But then I dunno wtf his prob. is, mebbe he ok.
Sorry, I kinds f*cked up right now.
This too shall pass.
Muffled
Posted by Dinah on October 20, 2006, at 16:39:37
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks, posted by muffled on October 20, 2006, at 14:58:02
Shrug.
I have no problem with voluntary blocks if people want them. But I see an issue with compliance. What are you going to do if someone posts while blocked when it's a voluntary block? Double it? If it's not enforced, what's the difference between a block and simply choosing not to post, or changing a password to make it difficult to post? It seems to me that a voluntary block would be relatively toothless without enforcement, and enforcement of a voluntary block hardly seems fair.
On the other hand, I hate to see people try to get blocked for the purpose of being blocked as well. So if a voluntary block would end that, I can see the benefits.
Posted by muffled on October 20, 2006, at 20:39:06
In reply to Re: voluntary blocks » muffled, posted by Dinah on October 20, 2006, at 16:39:37
> Shrug.
;)
>
> I have no problem with voluntary blocks if people want them. But I see an issue with compliance. What are you going to do if someone posts while blocked when it's a voluntary block? Double it? If it's not enforced, what's the difference between a block and simply choosing not to post, or changing a password to make it difficult to post? It seems to me that a voluntary block would be relatively toothless without enforcement, and enforcement of a voluntary block hardly seems fair.**Oh you can post while blocked? I didn't know that.
>
>
> On the other hand, I hate to see people try to get blocked for the purpose of being blocked as well. So if a voluntary block would end that, I can see the benefits.**Yup, me too.
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