Posted by Dr. Bob on December 4, 2004, at 18:27:57
In reply to Re: Crazymaking admin rules » alesta, posted by Tabitha on December 3, 2004, at 13:49:31
> all i have to say to that, dr. bob, is look at Psychcentral. they are a very peaceful community where the members are treated with respect. they have no civility guidelines or blocks. (the only rule they have is no political discussions.)
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> amy> It's true Psychcentral appears peaceful, but it might not be an entirely fair comparison. I think some of the moderating there goes on behind the scenes through private messages, and in the past I've seen heated threads get locked and/or deleted. I'm not exactly sure what the rules are there for the moderators. At this site, it's all out in the open, which IMO has both advantages and disadvantages.
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> TabithaI'm interested in how to keep it peaceful. The key is not to have civility guidelines? Not to have political discussions? Maybe there's more than one way, each having its advantages and disadvantages...
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> Your civility guidelines did absolutely nothing to deter HermanMunster; rather, it appears to me that he/she either simply lost interest in teasing mentally ill people for a laugh or is taking a breather before he comes back for more. In any case, the system failed miserably. How many posts will he get onto the board next time before you get around to doing something?
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> AtticusThe system isn't perfect. If he comes back, and if something needs to be done, I don't know how many posts he'll get onto the board first.
Bob
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