Posted by Dinah on June 11, 2006, at 9:00:01
In reply to Re: Inclusive discussions?, posted by Dr. Bob on June 10, 2006, at 1:51:32
I do understand that the reason behind turning off Babblemail is to increase the incentive to comply with the civility guidelines. And I have enormous sympathy with trying to increase the incentive to comply with the civility guidelines. I love the civility guidelines.
And in many cases, it may not make much of a difference to a person's life if they have no babblemail.
But....
In some cases, Babble is an important pert of a person's support system. And it seems to me that the greater good would be served by allowing access to that support system at a time when the poster is most likely to be distressed.
I don't think there are that many posters who take a block lightly. I don't know that it's necessary to include Babblemail to have them take it seriously.
It could be included in standard block language that continuing the behavior via Babblemail or engaging in any other uncivil behavior via Babblemail will result in the suspension of Babblemail privileges for the length of the block, or even that it will have the same result as posting in doubling the length of the block.
You would have to rely on Babblers to do what many might consider "tattling". But I hope that most Babblers, if the offense was offensive enough, would overcome their distaste of reporting a fellow Babbler and forward the Babblemail on to you as per your instructions.
And no decision is unalterable. If you find that large numbers of blocked posters are also abusing Babblemail, or if you discover that blocks are less of a deterrant when they do not include Babblemail, you can say so and reverse the experiment in generosity.
In fact, on a slightly unrelated note, I think all new rules should be seen in light of an experiment that can be reversed if they don't bring the intended result.
I don't know. It just seems akin to having a crisis and having your therapist unavailable as a natural result of that crisis. And I have a special sympathy for that circumstance. I know Babble isn't therapy, but it can be and sometimes is an important part of a person's support system, so in that way is not dissimilar even though therapy is certainly not disbursed here.
poster:Dinah
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