Posted by lou pilder on May 23, 2002, at 20:42:24
In reply to funny... » lou pilder, posted by kid_A on May 23, 2002, at 20:24:33
Kid_A,
There is a need now, as I percieve it, to make changes so that the controversy will end. With the changes that I am advocating, the concerns that have been expressed on this board could be addressed.
First, someone expressed that some posters post excessivly. Now the 10 posts per day rule that I am advocating would address that concern.
Second, some posters are in fear of being blocked and that causes inhibition in expressing themselves. My suggestion alleviates that concern.
Third, posters could recieve bonuses in the form of extra posts for posting an inspirational post, like your poetry. these would be accumlative.
Fourth, this system is automatically "fair" for there is no controversy anymore.
Fifth, these changes would cause the board to florish for it would remove the barriers to expression. The old rules are still there, such as do not post anything that has the potential...
do not be acusatory, ..etc. etc.
But I believe that this is needed now for there are more posters now than there were in the time that you cited and that means more of a pluristic group.
There could be more modifications. I think that there are very creative people here and that we can solve our problems internally.
When I was a teacher,
I had a class that was racially polarized and I used this in a successful way to enhance the classroom managment and atmosphere. No one dominated the class and no one called each other names and the class was an example to the other students in the school that had fights in the classrooms and disrespect to students and teachers and the things that you probably saw when you were in the 9th grade.
Lou
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