Posted by muffled on December 2, 2006, at 22:55:49
In reply to Re: fitting the box, posted by Dr. Bob on November 27, 2006, at 18:42:59
> > more consistent PBCs, shorter and more frequent blocks--
> >
> > more specific, individualized responses
> >
> > Stop the system of doubling blocks.
>
But they all rely on me (and the deputies) and would be what I was referring to as "expanding the box". Is there anything that wouldn't rely on us and would be "helping people fit the box"?**Yes, give them a CHANCE to adapt THEMSELVES into the box.Perhaps with the help of other babblers.
Sometimes posters have been pbc'd or blocked before they've even HAD a chance to settle things amongst themselves. Its like you guys don't trust us to sort things out for ourselves. Mebbe you guys need to take a step BACK, and not intervene unless it seems to be really getting out of hand. We babblers can LEARN from these events. This might perhaps result in more blocks, but if they are only(seems VERY long at the time)a week, then its not as much of an issue. The blocks also would be more understandable also as presumably they might be quite blatant...
Part of the reason babblers hesitate to help other babblers is cuz they afraid they'll somehow say something wrong and get blocked for their efforts.
And now I have discovered that is IS possible to stay within the magic civility guidelines, and STILL make other posters crazy. So much for civility. Sigh.
So instead of expanding the box, or forcibly shoving us into said box, mebbe let us fit ourselves into the box. And this may be a learning curve. BUT LET US LEARN. Long blocks are nothing but excessive penalization.
Muffled
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