Posted by Ronnjee on December 23, 2013, at 11:06:21
In reply to Re: a crucible, posted by Dr. Bob on December 23, 2013, at 0:41:21
> Speaking of the civility rules, and having authority, has anybody ever felt I saw them as different than me, or that I wanted, or attempted, to control or change them?
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> BobYour enforcement of those rules often seemed to be classic negative reinforcement - that admonishments and blocks would yield a positive result of different behaviors, or cessation of the "bad" ones. I will say that I don't think you've been terribly heavy-handed about it.
BUT.....the assignation of deputies is a different thing. Much like the canary-in-a -coal-mine thing, some deputies appeared to be ultra-sensitive people whose tolerance threshold for "incivility", like the canary's low threshold for oxygen deprivation, was very low. Maybe what's good for a coal mine isn't necessarily good for the forum.
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