Posted by Dinah on August 2, 2010, at 14:37:00
In reply to Re: Why Is Babble Not Babbling? » Dinah, posted by SLS on August 2, 2010, at 14:01:16
There's certainly a risk of it being deemed uncivil. In fact, when Dr. Bob was in the stage of trying to let people work things out, that's what often happened. And certainly some things that were said there wouldn't be allowed here. But the style was so low key that it didn't come across as particularly uncivil. Nor did it feed the trolls, as they say. More like "Hey, chill out why don't you. We're here to have fun." followed by a return to the topic than "You are being rude." followed by a long discussion.
Again, it may be a function of the self selected group of people who post there regularly and not really transferable. Maybe the topic attracted those of mainly mild manner. The other boards on the same large site have such nastiness that I have no desire to post there. So it certainly wasn't the moderation. However, it did seem to be a group norm that was enforced groupwide on that particular board.
When I have time, I could try to look for a few examples. I was very impressed. But then, I've been very impressed at times with Babblers as well.
Perhaps if Dr. Bob wishes posters to do that, he might provide some examples?
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