Posted by KaraS on July 9, 2005, at 17:26:44
In reply to Re: Larry Hover's Block » TofuEmmy, posted by AuntieMel on July 9, 2005, at 9:54:12
Tamara has already said a lot of what I wanted to say but there are a few additional things I like to add or emphasize.
Yes, Larry is popular for lots of good reasons but that's not why the block was unfair. It was unfair because of all of the gray area involved here. I won't repeat the details because they have been given previously. The point is that Larry did not think he was breaking the rules. Isn't everyone entitled to know EXACTLY what the rules are, without question, so they can respond accordingly? It's very clear that Larry didn't know he was breaking the rules. Also, when someone posts something that has all kinds of information about you and what you have done and you don't think it's fair or accurate, how do you set the record straight? How do you not respond to it? I think there absolutely should have been a warning to Larry stating in absolute terms that what he was doing was against the rules and how he could set the record straight from his point of view with breaking the rules. Given all of the ambiguity here, there should have at least been less time given to account for that factor.
I think that Emmy is also a victim here. Because the block was so long, and even she felt it was out of proportion to the alleged offense, she is feeling the wrath of other babblers and so now she is leaving here. The unfairness of the length of the block put her in a very bad situation too. She needed her concerns listened to and acted upon. I think that had Larry been given adequate clarification and warning, he would have desisted. She would have felt relieved and both of them would still be with us!
Kara
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