Posted by kid_A on May 2, 2002, at 15:55:43
In reply to Re: why only blocked for a week, posted by Dr. Bob on May 2, 2002, at 0:35:10
sorry, this is a bit long, with no capitalization, i dont like caps much... i'm a little like e.e. cummings in that way...first,
let's be assured that i respect the idea that this is in all respects a privately owned and opperated website who's rule system is governed by it's owner and opperator...now that in mind, lets examine the life system of the board as it relates to it's users. people will come and people will go, some asking for support, some giving, some a little of both, at any point in time there will be a cadre of regulars who we can refer to as the board's 'community'...
let's also say that by and large this community respects the rules of the board and under most circumstances act in a state of decorum...
but lo, there comes an interloper who attempts to disrupt this ballance with a very obviously mallicious intent, the poster's comments are designed to hurt and the community's collective feathers are ruffled... a few react as would be exected to provocation...
now, i understand that two wrongs don't make a right, i understand that no good will come from a constant flow of bantering amoungst the 'agressors' and 'defenders', thats why there are PBC's and blocks, to prevent this, i assume...
now, what i'm positing is that you are expecting common normally civil human beings to act like saints in the face of derisive and spitefull comments, in the best world perhaps, but is it really that likely?
also, who's interests are being served when posts like those attacking sar (and those who care about her),kazoo and lilli (somehow i think the lili post disapeared... was this one deleted?) ...who's interests are being served when these posts remain, potentially doing damage while they remain?
i understand the idea of keeping examples of what exactly constitutes uncivil behaviour, but in the end, who does this benifit most? who does it hurt?
i hope you understand my point, and that i do appreciate this board a great deal, but perhaps the people who actually do contribute here should be 'protected' from those who attempt to disrupt them...? just a thought...
poster:kid_A
thread:4841
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020420/msgs/4874.html