Posted by Dr. Bob on November 30, 2010, at 14:02:02
In reply to patterns of behaior, posted by twinleaf on November 29, 2010, at 13:38:16
> I think pc was alluding to the fact that blocks sometimes seem to shockingly come out of nowhere. Cuz old PBC's(outdated warnings) get forgotten.
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> muffledForgetia juris non excusat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat
> If I understand correctly, block length is to be determined by the severity of the incivility, the length of time since the last incivility, the number of inciviiities and an indefinite factor, the "pattern of behavior".
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> twinleaf> > The block length formula ... takes into account how long the previous block was, how long it's been since the previous block, and how uncivil the current post is.
I've made those changes to the FAQ and the usual block language. Thanks again for your input,
Bob
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