Posted by raisinb on April 28, 2009, at 23:36:56
In reply to Re: Who here wants to have themselves blocked?, posted by Sigismund on April 26, 2009, at 18:35:48
From what I can understand (not having been involved in such conflict in the past), the civility rules focus on distinguishing helpful and direct feedback from personal attacks. The line is thin, and I think the deputies try to protect it as best as possible while considering each case in its depth.
However, then people who have been blocked feel not accepted and hurt and rejected--in a community where people bring their most personal stuff, this is not a small issue.
Such feelings might (and I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds) lead eventually to frustration and a feeling that the authority governing this site is inconsistent and authoritarian.
So, in that position, it's understandable that people would feel hurt and defensive and want to be heard in that environment--whatever the consequences
I don't think I'm alone in saying that babble is really important to me. Sometimes I don't know how I'd get through a hard time without it.
I am just guessing, but I think that posters who want to express themselves--and then get blocked--are expressing that caring, too. You don't get mad about something unless you care. It's just that sometimes showing you care takes the form of pain and frustration about the way things are run. Like Vietnam protesters who got tear gassed because they cared about America and whether it did the right thing.
poster:raisinb
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