Posted by Dr. Bob on August 2, 2010, at 0:57:35
In reply to Re: Why Is Babble Not Babbling? » Dr. Bob, posted by PartlyCloudy on August 1, 2010, at 7:37:38
> You don't tell Ron what you find problematic about what he said. This would be direct. Instead you address the rest of the community. That is indirect.
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> It seems that you are saying that if posters care about Ron and want to help him avoid a blocking then they need to attempt to justify why it is that you think Ron owes you a rephrase or an apology and do what they can to coax him into meeting your demands.
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> I think that you need to take responsibility for your own actions Dr Bob. You decide whether you will block a poster and you decide how long you will block them for. You decide what they need to do to avoid a blocking (e.g., you decide that apology or grovelling is an acceptable out whereas explaining oneself is not and so on).
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> alexandra_kYes, if posters didn't want Ron to be blocked, they could've acted. Whether or not they thought the block would've been justified.
Other posters didn't try to help him avoid a block, and I blocked him. I take responsibility for blocking him, and I see other posters as responsible for not trying to help him avoid the block.
Maybe Babble isn't babbling because people see posters not trying to help each other avoid blocks.
> I don't feel I can be very positive about the site
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> pcAnd, as Dinah suggested, maybe that's another reason.
Bob
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