Posted by SLS on November 29, 2010, at 18:28:26
In reply to Re: There's anxiety about this place dying., posted by alexandra_k on November 29, 2010, at 4:46:46
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> > > too much energy is spent on discussing the plight of blocked posters
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> > > obsidian
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> > How can so much energy be spent on discussing their plight...Because you allow it.
> ...when the control of speech is so rigid, sanctions are triggered at a threshold that is so low, the evaluation of speech is so strict, the length of blocks escalates so rapidly, the learning curve is so steep, the verbiage of the FAQ is so burdensome, the posting system is so alien, people feel so stifled, and linguistics are so scrutinized?
Posts critical of your moderation can still be composed in a manner that conforms to your rules of civil communication. You are therefore impelled to allow such posts if your enforcement system is to demonstrate fidelity to its constitution.
It seems to me that the time and energy being expended by many of the members of the community who are vocal in their disapproval of the current moderation paradigm demonstrates the great value these people place on the health of this website.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
poster:SLS
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