Posted by toph on July 27, 2008, at 13:05:08
In reply to Note regarding Admin policies, posted by Dinah on July 27, 2008, at 12:45:01
> Yet I've also noticed over time that people posting in response to feeling annoyed is sanctioned. Because it's pretty hard to express annoyance without treading into incivility.
>Yeah, I've fallen into that trap. But what is more frustrating to me are the posters who get away with tone. It's cleverly concealed uncivil conduct. A particular sentence can be read with different tone, so someone can be sarcastic, condescending and rude and get away with it. Invariably when the poster uses a negative tone, the offended person responds and gets sanctioned. I've seen it countless times, even with people in positions of authority. Nothing can be done because the poster imploying tone uses ambibuous language while the responding party is usually clear in their anger. It's just another failing of Babblespeak, I guess. Sorry if I'm off topis Dinah but I think the site handles annoying syles better than it handles provocative tone.
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