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Posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 16:46:39
I do. I play the saxophone and write haiku.
God Bless You Babble Nation!
I with unchanging civility await my block.
:)
Posted by Jamal Spelling on October 23, 2007, at 16:59:46
In reply to Does anyone have any hobbies besides Babble?, posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 16:46:39
Posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 19:50:57
In reply to Does anyone have any hobbies besides Babble?, posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 16:46:39
Love the new look Bob but where are the statistics? I need to know the number of posters in order to compute my block.
Since I got 3 weeks for asking you if you had any hobbies besides Babble I believe that should be multiplied by the total number of Babblers to get my new block since I have asked them all the same question.
For Example if there are 8000 registered Babblers I would get 3 x 8000 weeks for asking everyone. This would be 24000 weeks which would be doubled twice as per your formula. This would be 96 000 weeks.
Please do not insult me by offering a board specific block. As if I would ever desert our admin board.
Where are the deputy girls when you need them?
Come and get me gals!!! I'll go peaceful :)
Posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 20:40:30
In reply to Where are the statistics Bob? and the deputies?, posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 19:50:57
I have sent a message to the administrators confessing to asking about the hobbies of others.
I am ready to pay my debt to society.The countdown begins.
Posted by muffled on October 23, 2007, at 22:47:43
In reply to Does anyone have any hobbies besides Babble?, posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 16:46:39
Posted by Sigismund on October 24, 2007, at 3:10:10
In reply to Does anyone have any hobbies besides Babble?, posted by zazenducke on October 23, 2007, at 16:46:39
>I with unchanging civility await my block.
Well you didn't have to wait long.
Posted by muffled on October 24, 2007, at 9:28:35
In reply to Re: Does anyone have any hobbies besides Babble? » zazenducke, posted by Sigismund on October 24, 2007, at 3:10:10
Posted by ClearSkies on October 24, 2007, at 14:29:08
In reply to blocked? (nm), posted by muffled on October 24, 2007, at 9:28:35
Must be wishful thinking on the Duckie's part.
CS
Posted by 10derHeart on October 24, 2007, at 15:06:04
In reply to I can't see it » muffled, posted by ClearSkies on October 24, 2007, at 14:29:08
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/poli/20070708/msgs/791038.html
I guess I knew/had a good hunch, about which board to check...... :-(
Posted by ClearSkies on October 24, 2007, at 19:15:07
In reply to you can see it here » ClearSkies, posted by 10derHeart on October 24, 2007, at 15:06:04
Ahhh, thanks for pointing it out.
take care, Zazenducke. Such a short visit, oh well.
CS
Posted by Jamal Spelling on October 25, 2007, at 3:28:49
In reply to Re: you can see it here » 10derHeart, posted by ClearSkies on October 24, 2007, at 19:15:07
For what it's worth, I personally don't think she should have been blocked. Firstly, she quoted somebody else, and secondly, she immediately indicated her disagreement with what that person had said.
Jamal
Posted by ClearSkies on October 25, 2007, at 7:57:58
In reply to Re: you can see it here, posted by Jamal Spelling on October 25, 2007, at 3:28:49
> For what it's worth, I personally don't think she should have been blocked. Firstly, she quoted somebody else, and secondly, she immediately indicated her disagreement with what that person had said.
>
> JamalYes, but we're not supposed to quote uncivil things (or link to them either). Plus, Zazenducke was plainly waiting for the block and posted as such.
Something about knowing what the rules are and knowingly breaking them, then waiting for and expecting the punishment to follow. Why do you think someone does that? I'm curious, because I'm a compulsive rule-follower. Ever since I was wrongly ticketed for jay-walking as a teenager, I've been hyper-vigilant about being aware of what the rules are, whether or not I agree with them. And I usually go out of my way to let others know when they're breaking the rules.CS
Posted by Jamal Spelling on October 25, 2007, at 8:32:38
In reply to Re: you can see it here » Jamal Spelling, posted by ClearSkies on October 25, 2007, at 7:57:58
> > For what it's worth, I personally don't think she should have been blocked. Firstly, she quoted somebody else, and secondly, she immediately indicated her disagreement with what that person had said.
> >
> > Jamal
>
> Yes, but we're not supposed to quote uncivil things (or link to them either).Fair enough, although I personally do not think she acted with any bad intentions.
> Plus, Zazenducke was plainly waiting for the block and posted as such.
I think her reference to being blocked was in response to her question about having hobbies outside of Psycho-Babble. Previously, Dr Bob got upset when it was asked of him whether he had hobbies besides running Psycho-Babble. So she mentioned that, if there were say 8000 posters, then her question about hobbies could be construed as 8000 separate acts of incivility - one incivility for each of these 8000 posters who might have been offended by her question. I interpreted it as a tongue-in-cheek statement.
> Something about knowing what the rules are and knowingly breaking them, then waiting for and expecting the punishment to follow. Why do you think someone does that?
I'm not sure she did knowingly break the rules. I think her posts about being imminently blocked were a mocking reference to her question about hobbies.
All I'm saying is that her offence - if what she did even is an offence - was bona fide, not mala fide, and 11 weeks seems a bit steep to me.
Jamal
Posted by kid47 on October 25, 2007, at 14:22:43
In reply to Re: you can see it here » ClearSkies, posted by Jamal Spelling on October 25, 2007, at 8:32:38
It could be perceived as petty, vengeful, and retalitory.
peace
kid
Posted by kid47 on October 25, 2007, at 14:27:53
In reply to Bob you might wanna rethink this one...., posted by kid47 on October 25, 2007, at 14:22:43
This doesn't mean I don't like you or think you are a bad person.
Peace and Happiness
kid
Posted by jammerlich on October 25, 2007, at 15:08:11
In reply to Re: you can see it here » Jamal Spelling, posted by ClearSkies on October 25, 2007, at 7:57:58
>> Something about knowing what the rules are and knowingly breaking them, then waiting for and expecting the punishment to follow. Why do you think someone does that? I'm curious, because I'm a compulsive rule-follower.
CS
I guess people break rules for a myriad of reasons. I have a relative (she has spent some time in prison, incidentally) who will break pretty much any rule that isn't convenient for her at the moment. In her case, I think she lacks maturity and any concept of how we often must do things for the "greater good," even when we'd rather not.
Then, there are people who break the rules because they're bad rules. Rosa Parks is one brave soul who comes to mind. I am not a brave soul. I'm one who'll follow the "bad" rules for fear of what might happen if I don't. Sometimes I wish I were different....a trailblazer or some such. It just isn't in my nature, though.
Of course, I'm sure there are other reasons people knowingly break rules. These are just a couple that came to my mind when I read your question. I'm glad you asked it! Anyone else have ideas?
Jammer
Posted by Dinah on November 4, 2007, at 14:18:21
In reply to Re: you can see it here, posted by Jamal Spelling on October 25, 2007, at 3:28:49
I was a bit surprised myself, although I certainly recognize that two reasonable people can read a post differently. I don't really understand how it's possible to bring up such things for discussion if the original statement isn't quoted or paraphrased or linked. The only other way is to make vague references to it, and leave people to google it.
My own belief is if something isn't really clearly a violation of board policy, it would lead posters to feeling safer in general if it were explained in a PBC rather than resulting directly in a block the first time. I'm not theoretically opposed to blocks, even longer ones, but I think the long ones especially should be reserved for when a poster has reason to suspect that their post might result in a block.
JMHO. Thinking how upset I'd be if a post I thought was innocent resulted in a block.
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