Posted by greywolf on April 9, 2006, at 10:45:39
In reply to Re: i tried » greywolf, posted by special_k on April 9, 2006, at 4:55:50
> In my manic stages, moderation sometimes helps prevent me from those "life of the party" behaviors that everyone loves while I'm making an *ss of myself, and never let me forget about after the party's over.
Wouldn't a warning do the trick?
If not then how long a block do you think would be appropriate to 'prevent' your making an *ss of yourself?One week?
Two weeks?
Six weeks?
One year?<<----I guess I'm not making myself very clear. There's a distinct difference between spontaneously acting out in a manic state publicly and going too far in a post on dr-bob.org. It's the difference between lying in the street pinned down by a couple bouncers while two mounted patrol ring you with horses (and you're not drunk) and posting "'X' is a liar."
I've found there are usually no blocks in real life (though there's plenty of encouragement--like the time people in a cave tour (none of whom I knew) thought it was funny for me to sneak off the path and play tunes on some beautiful stalagtites in a cave in the southwest. They also laughed while the park service ranger screamed bloody murder at me), so the analogy to the web is, in my opinion, inapt. If I did anything on this site even close to what I've done during manic states in the brick and mortar world, I wouldn't be looking at a block, I'd be appealing a lifetime ban.
So, we'll agree that you and I view bans and lengths of bans differently. Given my history, I'm just happy that blocks are an option and, if I view a block as unwarranted, I get a chance to appeal to Dr. Bob. If it works, great. If not, looks like I'll be catching up on my reading. Either way, I get a second chance here that I normally don't get when I f*ck up off the web.
And if I'm ever blocked for six weeks, I'll bet it means either that I did something incredibly obnoxious or had not learned a lesson from several other blocks. In either instance, a block of that length would give me pause to consider whether this site is appropriate for me.
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