Posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2006, at 0:44:32
In reply to Re: fitting the box with help » Dr. Bob, posted by muffled on December 8, 2006, at 10:46:29
> If another babbler is talking about a topic that is starting to drift off towards uncivil-land, another babbler might do several things
>
> 1) try to distract the to-be-blocked babbler by switching topics
> 2) try to explain a different point of view to the to-be-blocked babbler (civilly)
> 3) try to support the to-be-blocked babbler and figure out why they are angry/lashing out. Perhaps it's because they need attention and support, and once they can get that attention and support, they will not feel like lashing out.
> 4) try to help the to-be-blocked babbler understand that they are in danger of getting blocked.
>
> 5) exchange babblemails with the purposes (1-4) above.
>
> -ll> And sometimes you can help by just walking away, just tell them you need to chill out a bit and WALK AWAY. And hopefully others will too.
> And I guess thast where b-mail could be useful cuz you could b-mail others and suggest they walk way too.Those are great suggestions, thanks!
Also, an idea that came up before was having a mandatory "civility buddy":
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20051205/msgs/596986.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20051205/msgs/597469.htmlwhich we could discuss more there...
> And just so you don't get sidetracked I still feel VERY strongly that BLOCKS SHOULD BE CAPPED.
> I dunno how to get that into your stubborn head.
>
> MuffledTo get it into my stubborn head, convince me that it wouldn't be more disruptive if people were uncivil more often?
Bob
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