Posted by scratchpad on July 8, 2007, at 11:04:43
In reply to Re: EXACTLY, posted by confuzyq on July 6, 2007, at 18:16:20
> > >It can be hard to compare different examples, because the posters, the contexts, and the policies in effect may be different, too...
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > But err on the side of gentleness...
> > PBC are gentle, not bashing blocks.
> > Can you please unblock Z?
> > :-(
> > It just don't seem right that one IMHO.
> >
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> Yes... after, what was it, a hundred and forty-some weeks of good behavior; could she not have just gotten a PBC or Please Rephrase? If hers isn't a good case for restoring one's privilege of prior warnings, and opportunities to prevent a block, I sure don't know what is.
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> And it would have gone way further towards teaching those lessons you want people to learn: the consideration of a warning would have both rewarded her for her good behavior for so so long, while still reminding her of where the lines are.
Something like 4 weeks, maybe? And apply it to Zen's block?
I, too, don't see that prolonged blocks particularly benefit the boards, much less the poster who is being blocked.Scratchpad
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