'Underneath'
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
See, and I thought the Stompies decided, really, whether to warn someone. I mean we can ask all we want, but it is the stompy that types it up.
So obviously we don't really know what we were doing.
I also thought the warning, banning stuff was excluded from the vote because of the poential for public flogging and the time issues.
We have a policy, yes? Once, warn. Twice, suspend. Three times, ban. What we have a problem with is the details of enforcement.
Yes. This.
We have a policy, yes? Once, warn. Twice, suspend. Three times, ban. What we have a problem with is the details of enforcement.
Yes. We have a policy that no one feels empowered to enforce, is what it seems to me is the problem.
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We have a policy that no one feels empowered to enforce, is what it seems to me is the problem.
This is my perception too. I think when we created the short etiquette including that policy, we were viewing Stompies more as moderators (I know that's how I was thinking when I drafted it.). It turns out that's not how things operate officially.
We have a policy that no one feels empowered to enforce, is what it seems to me is the problem.
Okay. So, first step. We decide if we're a) happy with having the entire community participate in enforcement, b) want the Stompies to handle it by themselves, or c) create a new group of people to handle the enforcement.
We have a policy, yes?
See, I don't think that's a policy. It's kind of vague. When I say policy, I mean something firm and detailed with what constitutes a warning and how we notify that party, etc.
For example, once we have it in place, if we warn someone, I think they should get an email. The email would explain that this is an official warning and then the policy on warnings, suspensions and banning should be included so they are fully aware of what we're talking about.
What do you think B, C, and D are?
I think this is B. I dunno what C and D are yet.
I like plan B.
Seems the best.
What about yanking their asses into Bureaucracy? Is there a way to ban them from the threads except this one?
A sort of, "Yo, you're raising a ruckus, and we need to talk to you about it and see if we can reach an understanding."
Keeps the threads clean, and allows those weird ass compassionate people a chance to give training a troll a shot, without fucking everyone's posting experiences.
Gives 'em a shot at a fair hearing, takes them out of the situation.
...and we can do that, in our formally approved procedure, once we have a topic to do it in. I like the Dead Horses name. It amuses me.
...er, and that was a reply to Dana, several posts up.