Posted by Deputy Dinah on July 31, 2008, at 15:27:42
In reply to Re: Policy Changes » Dinah, posted by Toph on July 31, 2008, at 15:07:36
> So, am I correct that something uncivil may be posted and seen by an administrator but if no one presses the Notify button there may be no intervention?
With or without the new rule, I'd say that might depend on several things, including degree of incivility. But I'd say that if we think it might be worked out between posters, we'd prefer it to be and Dr. Bob would prefer that we wait to see if it is. Also, deputies are also posters, so we can report something ourselves, as posters.
> And under the new policy, a poster may post something that another poster finds objectionable, but if the two come to some amicable conclusion or if the offended party accepts the apology of the offeding party there may also be no intervention by the administration?
I would say that is true. And preferable.
> What if during the last scenario above a third party presses the Notify button, will the admintrators have to react to the third party notification or will they wait to see if the problem interaction resolves itself?One advantage of the slower response time that comes from having three deputies rather than one is that time to resolve often comes about naturally. In cases of frank and unquestionable incivility there is of course no question. But in cases of borderline incivility, I think we would probably prefer to wait to see if posters can resolve it themselves. Or to wait to see if the recipient of the post complains. This is what Dr. Bob prefers, although I personally see a few drawbacks. This doesn't mean that third parties shouldn't report. Of course they should. But I guess we're still working on figuring out when to act immediately and when to wait a bit. Some things we think might turn out badly end up turning out very well. But not always. We're trying to balance all of Dr. Bob's objectives.
Those are all very good questions, and I'm sorry I don't have clearer answers. I hope at least I have been able to explain some of the thinking that goes into our choices.
I'm never sure whether my preferred transparency or Dr. Bob's blank slate are more helpful on the Administrative board.
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