Posted by Jost on November 26, 2006, at 17:50:44
In reply to Adults? » ClearSkies, posted by Declan on November 26, 2006, at 17:37:55
Who knows if he did considered the consequences, or if he had a momentary spasm of something that caused him not to be thinking.
I think blocks beyond a certain number of days/weeks (much shorter than 9, to be honest) make much more sense than protracted blocks that wipe the person out of existence.
First of all, people are much more likely to inhibit incivility if they get something out of it-- like being here- in a meaningfully immediate way-- a week, two weeks--something that could motivate behavior.
As the blocks get longer, the value of being here diminishes in significance-- and the anger about various injustices (perceived or real, I 'm not saying which in any particular case) becomes more significant-- and in reaction evoke (to the action of erasure that blocks invokes) erasure of the goodness of Pbabble, and of civility.
Plus what about the people who haven't been uncivil. Should we be deprived of the companionship of people because they've been uncivil, for such long periods of time? Should we be forced to protect ourselves from the loss by having to view them as expendible. It's not good for me to feel that people are so expendible that we can, or even would, erase them-- for anything less than truly very disruptive acts?
Which personally I can't imagine anyone thinking the comments about Bush, even under the aegis of extensive calculations about the consequences thereof, were.
I'm really surprised and disappointed that Bob takes this position Don't understand any rationale for it. Sorry.
Jost
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