Posted by Mc Comfortable on June 6, 2008, at 18:50:16
In reply to I'm trying this again - New name, posted by Mc Comfortable on May 28, 2008, at 22:32:26
I am grateful for the support I have seen posted regarding this situation.
I was not posting under multiple names when I was sanctioned on another board for doing so. I was not trying to circumvent a block as was also noted in the same adm post on another board. I did follow the instructions given to me by adm. I was NOT made aware of being blocked entirely from posting on any of the boards nor was I notified via babblemail or email and therefore I DID NOT KNOW. Dr. Bob has acknowledged the lack of communication and I do appreciate that even while not appreciating the aftermath.
I will try to the best of my ability to be constructive and civil in my comments. My purpose for posting these comments is this circumstance, hopefully, will not happen to another. Please consider the following as part of what this boards stated purpose involves: Possible topics might be problems with the site, **ideas for improvements**, **dealing with particular types of posts**, statistics, the Psycho-Babble Yahoo groups, etc
My suggestions:
1) Always make posters aware they are blocked. I find: Ill block someone, not tell them and theyll figure it out is a poor adm procedure.
2) Clarify in the FAQ and when informing a poster of a block due to posting name policy if the NAME is blocked or if the poster is blocked entirely from posting. As was put to me, I was informed to follow the policy for name change, which I did, btw. I have seen another poster instructed to return to the previous name or follow the guidelines for a change of name as the NAME in the violation was blocked.
3) If violations of the posting name policy are as serious as I have come to well understand, assure that is made clearer in the FAQ.
4) Regarding #3, perhaps closer attention is needed by adm to this occurring on the boards, as I think it happens more than it is addressed.
And as long as Im writing about adm items:
I have seen a fair amount of blocks and PBCs given to different individual posters due to incivility - incivility, I assess, coming out of frustration and annoyance but also coming out of the nonaction by adm to recognize or to validate the level of disturbance caused by a specific posting behavior or consistent set of posting behaviors. I do not excuse the incivility but maybe, just maybe, look at the WHY or the possible root cause for the incivility. I think this is especially important if one or a few posters activities appear to be the catalyst of others receiving sanctions. Filing this under the good for the community as opposed to serving the needs of the one or the few, I think it is worth an adm exploration. This boards adm. has before installed guidelines for all to follow which address the behavior of the one or the few in order to calm the discord of the more.
I do have ideas as to how to address these behaviors by additional guidelines but the policies I would like to see implemented are neither popular nor stand a snowballs chance in hell of becoming part of the expected behavior here. Plus, such guidelines would require closer moderating of the boards versus occasional administrating. I believe those functions differ. I only add this paragraph so as not to appear to bring a problem without thoughts of a solution.
If you have made it to this point in my post without extreme boredom, its amazing as it is the same old, same old with, possibly, some differences in the cast of players.
I am tempted to end with a: So there, Im leaving but I dont know how I will proceed regarding posting or being at this community.
I wish everyone well.
poster:Mc Comfortable
thread:831805
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