Posted by alexandra_k on June 12, 2005, at 16:28:21
In reply to How to build a Zen, posted by TofuEmmy on June 12, 2005, at 10:01:47
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
You are right that Dr Bob is a person, not a machine.
And that the civility rules aren't purely mechanical, they require a decision by someone who can take context etc into account.I think that what I have noticed is that Dr Bob might go a little easier on posters who regularly post supportive posts to others. If they manage to navigate the boards and seem to be using them for their intended purpose and the poster seems to have got the hang of the civility rules then Dr Bob (and indeed, all of us) are more likely to be charitable when there is an ambiguity.
People who don't seem to have gotten into the spirit of it
Or people who do lash out
Seem to be treated less sympathetically.
I think I have noticed that too.But don't forget that Doc John and the moderators over there have to make decisions too.
I would say that they make their decisions on the same basis.
I have emailed Doc John repeatedly on an issue (my issue seems to be the 'hey - where did my thread go??? issue) and it was very time consuming indeed to attempt to extract a response or some sort of explanation out of him.I figure I would have been more likely to have got a response without having to 'prompt' so much if I had have been more known to the boards by having been there for longer and been more supportive to others.
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