Posted by Zo on April 25, 2003, at 23:35:04
In reply to A Collection of Moderating Guidelines, posted by Zo on April 25, 2003, at 23:19:43
The thing about over-regulation is that it does not work.
Forums are not protected by people being gagged from discussing negative things. People make their own decisions, and pretending that rules can circumvent that does not make sense.
The banning thing is just daft. If a person really upsets you, dont read their posts.
To me, the whole thing is paternalistic. To me, that is about people who have very little power in their day to day lives. They come online and set up an environment where nobody is permitted to soil their illusions.
One of the few reasons that i can think of for banning someone is if they published very personal information about another person, particularly contact details.
http://forums.delphiforums.com [private forum]
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