Posted by Lini on July 9, 2002, at 8:56:06
In reply to Re: Please Rephrase That, posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2002, at 0:06:44
1. Would it just be the "miscommunication" type posts that would be able to be rephrased? Or the "sound off" type ones, too?
Oh no, no sound off types. If you can't refrain from swearing, attacking or being sarcastic in a very mean way, than you're on the road to block heaven. A poster would only be asked to rephrase something where the intention is unclear . . .
2. And couldn't anyone ask someone else to rephrase something? Would it need to be me?
No, along the lines of Jay's idea, anyone could *help* facilitate a discussion, but where we don't, you do.
3. I'd rather see people show restraint than keep sounding off and taking it back. Or would there just be an extra PRT step in the process? First a PRT, then a PBC, then being blocked?
I see the PRT as a separate process. It's an assessment of someone's intention. If they don't rephrase something, or if they rephrase it in such a way that the intention is "deemed" to be negative, then they move into the PBC --> block zone.
4. It goes both ways. Anything that delays blocking someone you'd like to stay delays blocking someone you'd like to leave...
I am all for delaying blocking people if I don't know that they intended to be unsupportive. However, all the mean people can get blocked blocked blocked right away. ;)
I would love to defer graduate school, but I figure I might as well go $150,000 into debt while the interest rates are still good!
-L
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