Posted by Dr. Bob on March 28, 2008, at 13:26:54
In reply to Re: Suggestions and solutions, posted by Dinah on March 26, 2008, at 18:49:52
> The trouble with standards that reflect the community is that the community can be formed as much by the standards as the standards are formed by the community.
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> For example, as civility standards get looser, those who prefer a more civil environment may just go elsewhere, leading to a further changing of civility standards.
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> I came to babble, posted on babble, and have stayed on babble, due to the supportive and civil environment established by Dr. Bob.I agree, the community reflects the standards, too. So the current community reflects the current standards. Others have also stayed because of the supportive and civil environment. They wouldn't want the standards to get looser.
Well, maybe some would. But we wouldn't need them to notify us. We'd only need a single poster who didn't want looser standards to notify us.
But I can't predict the future. And there's often anxiety associated with uncertainty. And with change.
Maybe there would be less uncertainty if there were ways for us to encourage posters who care about this environment, and each other, to notify us?
Bob
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