Posted by shar on February 21, 2003, at 13:06:26
In reply to Lou's response to Arthur Gibson's post » ArthurGibson, posted by Lou Pilder on February 21, 2003, at 9:46:00
> A. A poster that breaches the expectations here could be subject to a limiting of their posts for a period of time instead of being expelled.
>For instance, if someone breaches the rules, they will be permitted only to post 2 posts per day for the next 5 days.
..........10 potentially offensive, racist, sexist, rude, crude, etc. posts
>If they are in breach of the rules again, then they will be allowed only one post per day for the next 5 days.
.........5 potentially offensive etc. posts
>And if they breach the rules again, they will be allowed only one post per day for 2 weeks.
........14 potentially offensive etc. posts
>And if they breach the rules again, they would only be allowed one post per day for 4 weeks...
.........28 potentially offensive etc. posts
.........And what if they breach the rules again? And again after that? And again after that? And again after that? And again after that?
.........Since people already do get a warning before being blocked (which I liken to a "time out"), and they ignore the warning and breach the rules in order to get blocked, why should they be rewarded for that behavior with more opportunities to post?
> B. A poster that breaches the rules will be fined $0.25 (U.S.). They must pay by credit card to be allowed to post. The next time they are in breach, they are fined $0.75. The next time, $1.00 the next time, $1.25...Along with the fine, they are restricted to make only 3 posts per day for 3 days following a fine.
.........Are you saying, Lou, that only people with money should be allowed to post here?
.........And what about the time after the $1.25 fine? And the time after that? And the 20 times after that? I think this idea definitely discriminates against people with little or no money, and people unlikely to have a credit card.
> C. A poster in breach could be limited in ther posts to 10 words or less for the next 3 days in their posts. The next time they are in brech, they would be limited to 5 words or less in their posts for the next week. The next time, 5 words or less for 2 weeks...
..........And the next time? And the next time? And the next 10 times?
............Lou, if you could provide additional details in response to my questions to your proposed solutions, and clarify what you meant and the possible outcomes, I'd be much better able to consider your alternatives and give them the thought they deserve.
Many thanks,
Shar
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