Posted by pseudoname on January 10, 2006, at 18:04:07
In reply to Re: back-channel warnings and mini-blocks » pseudoname, posted by Dinah on January 10, 2006, at 17:46:39
> Dr. Bob has long been in favor of anything official also being public
That certainly makes sense.
How about still having mini-blocks -- publicly-noted -- for a couple hours to let a situation cool down? There would have to be specific criteria...
Bob isn't online enough to monitor situations like escalating exchanges, but Deputies are likely to see them while they're not yet bigtime violations.
I think Deputies would be willing to mini-block someone for a few hours, especially if it could help keep the angry Babbler from saying something they'd have to be major-blocked for.
It could've avoided a lot of hard feelings in the recent situation.
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