Posted by fachad on July 11, 2002, at 11:29:59
How about creating a Psycho-Babble Blocked Board? All the posts that have ever resulted in being blocked could be archived there.
Sometimes I find out that someone whose posts I really enjoyed and benefited from is blocked, and I have no idea why they were blocked.
And here's my observation on the inherent difficulty in the whole blocking issue.
I understand the need to moderate the boards, to keep the tone supportive, and to keep a few disruptive types from destroying the boards, but...
Asking the people who participate in these boards to always behave rationally and always project a positive supportive tone in their posts is somewhat unrealistic.
The reason we are here in the first place, after all, is because of the presence of some sort of psychiatric disorders, behavioral problems, or reduced functionality.
So I guess I am asking for two things.
First, a place to see the offending posts, so all of us can see concrete examples of what is considered a "blocking offence". We could then easily find out exactly why someone was blocked.
Second, a little more tolerance of outbursts of negative emotions from people who, by definition, are struggling in the grip of negative emotions.
poster:fachad
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