Posted by fayeroe on January 23, 2009, at 8:48:59
In reply to Re: a recent sequence... » wittgensteinz, posted by Deputy 10derHeart on January 23, 2009, at 0:21:14
******We don't always post requests to be civil (warnings) prior to blocking. It depends on the poster's history and other circumstances, e.g., experienced poster vs. a new poster, reasons for prior block, nature of incivility, time since end of last block, etc. One typical time we may choose not to post a PBC first actually is when a poster posts in violation of the guidelines immediately after a block. As for the length, it is double the length of the last one, as has been done in the past. The formula in the FAQ -******
1. I've been here since 2002 and I do not understand blocks.
2. I will never understand blocks.
3. I'm usually warned before I'm blocked.
4. I feel badly when Bob says that the poster's history has to be considered....what if the poster has been so upset that the blocks were due to being out of control and/or hurting? I don't think that it is fair to consider their history.
5. I believe that it would be a better place if each incident was examined individually and then the decision was made concerning the
possibility of the block.6. Blocks can, and will, be discussed til the cows come home and everyone, skinny and fat, sings. Nothing here will change, nothing!
7. I've tilted at windmills for 7 years and all I've gotten out of it is a sore shoulder and more aggravation.
8. The deputies are doing what they've been told to do. Bob "pays the cost, to be the boss". (check out the song on Youtube by B.B.King..that is better than questioning the silly system here.
9. Don't go read Bob's formula that he uses to arrive at the duration of the blocks, unless you want a headache and more questions sliding down the canyons of your brain.
10. I don't understand blocks and I never will. Nothing will change here.
Pat
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