Posted by Dr. Bob on September 2, 2004, at 21:41:04
In reply to Re: alerting us of blocked posters » Dr. Bob, posted by Fred23 on September 2, 2004, at 18:43:13
> Would they be able to reach us via Babblemail, if we have it enabled?
No, when people are blocked, they can't babblemail, either.
> The way that posts scroll off the board make it hard for someone to resume threads weeks later.
Harder, yes, but they can bookmark them...
> I guess being seen in an official "electronic pillory" would be embarrassing. But isn't it even worse watching everyone discuss the block, which let even more people know about it, worse? Especially since the person can only watch, and not join those discussions?
Well, at least that way there are some people that know what happened. Plus, IMO:
> posting offers the advantages of clarifying the limits for others, modeling conflict resolution, diminishing any paranoia about activity “behind the scenes,” and allowing others to contribute to the process.
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/download/CP_3_6_p935-950.pdf
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/research.htmlBob
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