Posted by alexandra_k on January 6, 2006, at 21:33:28
In reply to Re: Just my opinion... » TexasChic, posted by wildcard on January 6, 2006, at 21:11:21
yeah i think a lot of people are making a lot of sense...
i don't suppose i have any right to make suggestions about the running of the boards...
but i make them anyway :-)
and i really appreciate and respect the fact that dr-bob doesn't mind us making suggestions and he takes the time to read them even if he never actually implements them. and sometimes... well sometimes he does implement them.
i think...
that like he says in the faq's...
he is trying to moderate the boards in a way that is best for the community.
he isn't perfect...
but i do have faith that he is well intentioned in that respect.
but of course you can have the best intentions in the world and still be misguided...
and that is why i appreciate that he takes the time to listen to us and to think about what we say.one thing i've noticed...
some people don't seem to have this view of what he is trying to do.
and if you don't have this view of what he is trying to do...
then you don't really look for the sense behind the blocks.
i mean...
i suppose there are benefits to that in a way.
the blocked poster didn't do anything wrong...
dr-bob is just being a meanie
making arbitrary decisions that make no sense.and given some peoples histories
where consequences for actions were somewhat random or fulfilled the changing desires / goals of other people
that attitude is fairly understandable.but...
i think the pbc's / blockings are fairly predictable...
i bet dinah can predict them fairly well
(she is able to give them and doesn't seem to disagree with bob on them toooooo much)
same with ggso is this a mass capricious delusion?
or is there actually a sense in the blocking system?
of course...
seeing the sense in the blocking system is one thing...
agreeing with the blocking system is another...
but if you can come up with a better one...
my guess is dr bob would be pleased to hear it.
coming up with a better fairer or more sensible alternative might well be harder than you think...but of course you can bypass all that
by thinking dr bob is just a big meanie
and the blocking system makes no sensei do think...
that one tends to be happier here
happier with the system
happier with dr-bob
get along happier with others
post posts that are more likely to leave others feeling happier if one embraces the system rather than seeing it as an enemy...that is not to say that it is perfect...
but i will say it is one of the better systems i have seen...
and maybe something that is more unique to me...
i don't see it as a matter of translating uncivil thoughts into civil words in order to avoid a blocking...
i see it as a matter of uncivil thoughts being unhelpful thoughts (thoughts that are likely to result in hurt to another)
and so why persist in uncivil thoughts when there are civil alternatives?why?
i dunno whether this applies to all cases of pbc's / blockings (politics springs to mind...)
but...
i'm trying to see the sense...
why?
because i think i feel happier for it
and i think it is more charitable to dr-bob
and i choose to believe he is doing his best...
poster:alexandra_k
thread:595104
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20060102/msgs/596030.html