'Unleashed'
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
Practically speaking, it would be kind of stinky if we went to warning now, having done the notice/intervention just a day ago. Unless we have a new, cited offense, we should go back to talking theoretically, yes?
How long is long enough to wait when you know that the unofficial notice/intervention has done as much good as pissing into the wind? (This is a serious question. I'm seeing what look like redoubled efforts to annoy.)
Nutty, I think that would be incredibly useful.
Wolfram, also there's more to Buffistas than just talking about the episodes. Although I realize that many people come here just to talk about the shows there are many, many places to do that online and during those 2 months that someone is suspended they can find a place to discuss Buffy.
First of all, Buffistas is the One True Place to discuss M.E. episodes, and I won't hear of any other site being it's equal.
Secondly, is the point of the suspension to cure the inappropriate behavior, or to encourage the person to find somewhere else to go permanently? Or a bit of both? Because the latter makes suspension tantamount to a ban.
My personal opinion is that the current policies are perfectly fine. The problem is simply that we (collective Borg-like "we") are so reluctant to actually put those policies in practice in the few cases where it was warranted.
(Or, what askye said).
(This is a serious question. I'm seeing what look like redoubled efforts to annoy.)I agree.
Wolfram, glad to see your enthusasim for the site, really.
The point of suspension is to get someone to see that --yes, their behavious is that unacceptable and that, no it won't be tolerated here. It's to encourage them to change or leave. Because if they can't change then we don't want them here.
Wolfram, I don't want this to come across as snippy, but honestly, my reaction to the above is something like screaming horror.
It's not snippy.
I'm sorry you disagree with the policy we have in place, but we cannot stand to revist every policy every time someone new joins the board and disagrees with them.
I do, but I didn't intend to ask that the policy be revisited or changed. Since I'm new, I reserve the right to comment on policies that were instituted before I got here. That's all. Feel free to disregard, and move on.
How long is long enough to wait when you know that the unofficial notice/intervention has done as much good as pissing into the wind?
Well, lessee, how long has it been? Because I agree about the redoubled, and apparently quite deliberate, efforts.
Thirded.
Edit: On the efforts to annoy, and not in any sort of official voting sense, just that I think it's happening too.