Posted by SLS on September 16, 2006, at 2:34:40
In reply to How about... » Dinah, posted by Racer on September 16, 2006, at 0:41:53
> I don't know, either, but...
Me neither, but...
> Just, you know, off the top of my pointy little head...
Me too.
What do you do with a poster whose 11 month old post has been identified as deserving a PBC for a minor, but obvious infraction, and who has been behaving civily ever since? Do you interrupt their posting continuity with a PBC? What about if it were an eggregious violation?
Perhaps a challenge should occur more immediately during the discourse rather than as a scavenger hunt. Give someone 3 weeks to challenge the civility of a post. Then, a PBC would not seem so out of place temporally. Ah. No. That's no good. Some people are blocked from posting for longer than that, and can't defend themselves. Blocks don't extend for more than a year, though. Other posters might not be visiting so often. Still others might not come across an offending post for quite some time, as they had not been a participant in that thread. I guess 1 year does make sense. But what about maintaining continuity?
It is either 3 weeks or 1 year or infinite.
That's what I have it narrowed down to.
Probably 3 weeks if you are actually going to issue a PBC.
Probably 1 year if you are going to red-flag posts without issuing PBC beyond 3 weeks.
Probably infinite if you have developed OCD.
- Scott
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