Posted by SLS on July 2, 2013, at 19:46:44
In reply to Re: please be civil » Lou Pilder » gardenergirl, posted by Dr. Bob on July 2, 2013, at 16:56:42
I, too, was hoping for a community that was exclusively self-moderating. I think it has been, for the most part, with few exceptions. Unfortunately, such exceptions, if left unchecked, can cause a forum to degenerate rather quickly. Your experiment has demonstrated this. So, now you know. You also know how resilient people can be. However, everyone has his limits - even those who would act as caretakers. I don't think that black-or-white thinking will work here. The social dynamics are too complex.
Perhaps you can "titrate" your level of intervention gradually?
- Scott
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> > Mr Hsiung and his deputy are allowing defamation to be heaped upon me
> >
> > Lou Pilder
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> > So make your choice, deal with the consequences, and for Pete's sake, please don't whine about it!
> >
> > gardenergirl
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> Please don't post anything that could lead others (including me or my deputy) to feel accused or put down.
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> More information about posting policies and tips on alternative ways to express yourself, including a link to a nice post by Dinah on I-statements, are in the FAQ:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#enforce
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> Follow-ups regarding these issues, as well as replies to the above posts, should of course themselves be civil.
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> Thanks,
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> Bob
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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