Posted by gardenergirl on September 11, 2005, at 10:03:00
In reply to Re: response to Zenhussy's post, posted by Sarah T. on September 10, 2005, at 22:13:54
> I was wondering the same thing. I thought that blocked posters were not supposed to use other posters or any other means to post.
This is true, and if Dr. Bob can ascertain that a blocked poster is posting under a new name, he usually extends the person's block and blocks the new name, too.
> I also thought that we weren't supposed to use this board to communicate with blocked posters.
This is not so. We are allowed to post messages to blocked posters, as in the recent threads saying hello and offering support to Lar, to Deneb, and to Lou. Blocked posters can still read the boards.
That being said, I do believe that the FAQ could be clarified.
The part that zen referred to:
"If someone's blocked, they can still read what others post, since what's posted is public. If they try to get around being blocked by posting as someone else or having someone else post for them, I block the other posting name, too, and extend the duration of the block...." is a bit unclear as to what name or names Dr. Bob blocks.There are two issues referred to in this statement. One is a blocked poster coming back and posting under a new name while blocked. The second issue is what just happened: a current poster posts a message from a blocked poster. It's unclear to me from the FAQ just what happens in these two different scenarios based on the statement "I block the other posting name, too...." I view that as referring to the new posting name a blocked poster might use. It seems less clear to me that the current Babbler who posted a message from a blocked poster would get blocked, as they are not using a "new posting name."
I agree that it's muddy and could use sharpening up.
gg
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