Posted by Moishe Pipik on August 9, 2013, at 17:30:36
In reply to Re: Why Babble is in trouble..., posted by Dinah on August 9, 2013, at 12:54:17
> Oddly enough, I saw the civility guidelines in the completely opposite way. Where people who were "different" could come and expect to be treated with respect. And where lack of that respect would not be tolerated.
I suppose that was the GOAL of the guidelines, but it didn't seem to work as well in actual practice. The enforcement devolved to some degree of pettiness, where something that MIGHT be interpreted as offensive got as much attention as something blatantly offensive. Jeez, almost anything can be taken the wrong way. The silly mathematical block calculation formulae added yet another layer of dumb.
People being watched all the time cannot be relaxed, be themselves, be spontaneous, be honest, etc.. The result is a rather sterile and banal forum.
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