Posted by Dr. Bob on November 8, 2010, at 23:51:37
In reply to Re: Amnesty » Dr. Bob, posted by hyperfocus on November 8, 2010, at 16:03:33
> > how about this: If all of Babble can stay civil for a month, then I'll cut all blocks in half.
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> You mean if you don't manage to find something to interpret as uncivil in one month then you will cut all blocks in half?
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> alexandra_kI mean that if posters don't choose to post anything I choose to consider uncivil, then I'll cut all blocks in half.
> Ummm. Bob, your dealing with adults here.... :-/
> A lollipop doesn't make it all better. Just quiets the kid down so you can hurt them again :(If shortening blocks is just a giving people a lollipop, then does that mean lengthening blocks is just taking away a lollipop?
> > Begging doesn't always get people what they want.
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> If people are debasing themselves to the point of begging, then that just shows how important they feel about something
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> muffledFeeling it's important doesn't always get people what they want, either.
> Yes when posters debate blocks and civility and privacy here they're bringing in old unresolved feelings from the past. To me this is the primary reason why blocks and uncivility are becoming more and more frequent. If there was a away to free posters from these past feeling then I think blocks would decrease drastically.
I think so, too. But freeing people from past feelings is easier said than done!
> Cutting blocks in half would be a good start but I think it has to be unconditional - a show of good faith. Maybe you could try it as an experiment and see if it has a positive effect - i.e return of estranged posters and increased posting and decreased uncivility.
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> hyperfocusWhy does it have to be unconditional? What if posters were civil as a show of good faith and saw if that had a positive effect? :-)
Bob
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