Posted by greywolf on April 16, 2006, at 22:36:27
In reply to Civility IRL, productivity and good relationships., posted by madeline on April 15, 2006, at 8:38:56
Isn't the first rule of civility club that you don't argue about civility club?My lonely, personal opinion--expressed without regard to any particular other poster(s)--is (1) that civility guidelines are inherently difficult to enforce, and (2) that civility guidelines are particularly necessary for a website that supports people, some of whom are experiencing pain and unhappiness.
Consequently, while one would hope that common sense prevails in all circumstances, and that too close scrutiny would not be applied simply for the sake of finding violations of the civility rules, the nature of these boards suggests a need to err on the side of caution--both in the administration of the rules and in expression of disagreement with the rules or rules enforcement.
poster:greywolf
thread:633401
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20060412/msgs/634012.html