Posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2013, at 2:32:06
In reply to Re: a refuge(e) board, posted by Toph on July 8, 2013, at 8:40:18
> you are making things much too difficult for yourself and the posting community. You can begin to relieve yourself of burden by strongly suggesting to <redacted> that he maintain civility in his posts under the auspices of the rules proscribing over-generalization and exaggeration. Other people have suggested additional proscriptions that are being violated by <redacted>. If the posting behaviors you enumerate are not modified by him, then you proceed to block him from posting. The same protocol should be used to moderate my posting and those of everyone else.
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> Something about this whole situation seems odd to me. It is as if you were caught between a rock and a hard place.
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> - ScottAs far as what's too difficult for me, the old model was unsustainable and this model has (so far) been sustainable.
It's odd that I have power, but I'm not using it?
Think of it as a dialectic. Lou has taken the role of Rock. Some posters have taken the role of Hard Place. Do you ever find yourself caught between a rock and a hard place? What do you do then?
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> What if Babble is less active for reasons other than it's design or the amount of time Bob spends here? What if participation is being siphoned off by dynamic outside interests such as Facebook, Twitter, Pintarest, Instagram, blogs and countless other sites? I know they don't offer mental health support, but it appears the cyber world is evolving faster than Babble.
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> TophWhat if PB and FB are evolving in different directions?
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
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