Posted by twinleaf on April 26, 2008, at 0:19:59
In reply to Re: suggestions and solutions, posted by Dr. Bob on April 25, 2008, at 23:57:08
I think all the suggestions are good and useful. I'd like to consider one more: thinking back on the situation last month, everything just escalated day by day to the point where it was really out of control. A number of posters were hurt and frightened, and a number of others have simply disappeared. For some babble members, even PCB's by deputies, which would usually be accepted as reasonable, were causes for increased anger, because they were seen as being unevenly administered- as being used as weapons to defend deputies' friends, and to attack other posters who were less well known, or had differing views. I'd like to suggest that PCBs be used very sparingly in times of crisis. Instead, the notification button could be used. Who responds, and how is apparently under discussion now, according to Dinah's post, below. If nothing else, doing that will tend to stop escalating, angry discussions. People will tend to wait for a reply, but if none comes, they may find that they are calmer and more reflective in a day or two. They could even say that they have made a notification- then probably everyone will pause for a while. I don't know if others feel the way I do, but the two most disturbing things about that situation were seeing long-time posters become increasingly angry and hurtful towards other posters- even ones they had known for a long time, and losing valuable posters, either because they simply disappeared, or because they no longer said anything much.
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