Posted by Dinah on December 27, 2007, at 14:46:50
In reply to Posting Limit?, posted by Phoenix1 on December 26, 2007, at 17:25:37
> I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but I just see a trend that seems to be frustrating the majority of posters.
I'm not sure about "majority" but sometimes there are situations that some, or many, or even most, posters find frustrating, while other posters are not upset and yet others may appreciate the situation. Posters may feel angry, annoyed, and frustrated. And in these situations they may wish administrative action.
Dr. Bob has not traditionally been open to considering these situations uncivil or to creating rules about them. And kudos to him for that. Just because some or many or even most people find themselves frustrated, annoyed, or maddened by a behavior, it does not follow that there is anything uncivil about that behavior. Would it be more peaceful to have administrative enforcement of group norms? Yes, perhaps. But I thank Bob that we do not.
There are a lot of reasons why people might post a lot. Maybe people are lonely, or in distress, or for some reason wish to reach out to others. I would not like to see that regulated. I'm not in favor of the three post rule either.
There are more than enough rules here now, both rules I find essential for civil discourse and rules I do not agree with. I see no need for more.
Perhaps my views are influenced by experiences in my own life where the majority of others seem to have found me or my behavior annoying or objectionable in some way.
But in any case you asked for my opinion. It's not my deputorial opinion. It's my own opinion.
My deputorial opinion is that some rules are difficult to enforce, and this would be one of them.
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