Posted by Dr. Bob on March 26, 2008, at 12:52:20
In reply to Re: thank you dinah » muffled, posted by Dinah on March 11, 2008, at 12:05:57
> Maybe he cares, but maybe he needs to give his baby to someone else, cuz he not got enuf time to properly care for it :-(
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> muffledI don't think you're babies. I think you can care for each other, and the deputies can help care for you.
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> 3. We hear about proposed changes in procedures and rules , not because they are being offered for our consideration, but because a particular deputy finds them unacceptable. No organization would survive very long using indirect tactics like this.
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> For me, participating here is not exactly a matter of remaining safe. It is more a matter of feeling respected and valued as one among many people who share the joys, sorrows, victories and setbacks of their personal journeys.
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> twinleafI'm sorry you and others didn't feel cared for or treated respectfully. But at the same time, I think lots of organizations discuss proposed changes first among a few people and only later more widely.
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> I worry that notifications may not be made on incivility towards posters that people are annoyed with or even justifiably angry with. I worry that well liked posters won't often be reported while posters who are less popular might be reported quite frequently.
Those are concerns of mine, too. It might not work to wait if very unpopular, or very popular, posters are involved. Those situations might need to be exceptions.
> I worry that posters who are pbc'd or blocked will realize that it's because someone turned them in, and all the anger now reserved for admin will be turned instead to fellow posters. I worry that this won't lead to a more supportive site.
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> DinahI understand those concerns, too. But I think there would still be plenty of anger directed at us, since we'd still be the ones actually posting the PBC or doing the blocking. And we've had the notification button for a while already, has it been an issue yet whether a PBC or block has resulted from someone using it?
I see notifying us as pro-community (helping to keep Babble civil) rather than anti-poster (getting someone in trouble). I also think that the more people who take responsibility for a community, the stronger that community will be.
Bob
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