Posted by Dinah on September 15, 2006, at 18:04:18
In reply to Re: Further, all deputies could use the handle, 'A » Toph, posted by gardenergirl on September 15, 2006, at 17:44:06
I rarely care for the standard language alone. Granted I use it at top and bottom, but somehow near middle it seems only polite to acknowledge that someone might be new to Babble, and not yet familiar with Babble rules, or that someone might be in the grip of a strong emotion, and that I recognize it, or whatever else may be in play.
I'm not sure I could give cookie cutter PBC's. Maybe blocks, because then there's been prior warning. But to me, PBC's aren't necessarily punitive in nature and the standard language doesn't necessarily reflect that. They're more reminders in heated moments, education opportunities for new or non-intuitive rules or for new posters, and in general more of a tap on the shoulder than a swat on the rear.
Thus, I don't think it would take a genius to see past anonymous handles.
Nor do I think, even if it was completely anonymous, that it would necessarily mean less anger at deputies, or less cumulative anger at any one deputy.
And, I suppose, I have some desire to feel that I am responsible for my own posts, even as deputy, and that I should claim ownership of them and take any righteous consequences for them.
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