Posted by Dinah on May 9, 2009, at 10:43:42
In reply to Re: Straightforward, posted by alexandra_k on May 9, 2009, at 9:43:26
Manic wasn't the subject of this block.
However, I don't see that he wasn't straightforward. Dr. Bob long ago decided that jokes based on ethnicity were not conducive to the supportive and educational environment he wanted at Babble, so considered them against site guidelines. He considers jokes about accents to fall into the same category, I would guess. He has also apparently decided fairly recently that jokes with explicit sexual content are against site guidelines, similar to cursing without an asterisk, and for the same reason I'd guess.
But the reason people are blocked is the same reason people are always blocked. If Dr. Bob tells someone that something they are doing is against site guidelines, and they understand what he is asking them, and they continue to do it, the only recourse he has is to block that person. If they wish to object to the rule, they can come to Admin and try to change Dr. Bob's mind.
I don't perceive Dr. Bob as being less than straightforward in this.
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