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I probably should have said this before but my position is that while, for instance, extremely racist or sexist language is bannable, we should also attempt to control nuisance or disruptive posters. I'm almost tempted to say that the latter is in some sense more actionable than the former in the sense that someone with unpleasant views expressed politely can be interesting to iteract with - I'm thinking of thoughtful libertarians, for instance, which we generally dont see much of here. (Having said that, most of those with suspect views generally act badly, so it is a bit of a hypothetical.)
Anyhoo....my point is that posting on Barbelith should require some sort of broad requirement to behave. Obviously, we all get a bit agitated sometimes and an instaban would see most of us out of the door. However, I don't think it is unreasonable for Haus and Randy (since they have the power) to ask someone to regulate their behaviour in specific ways - for instance, to stop posting in a particular forum for a while, stop replying to a particular poster, stop spamming, insulting or retreading the same ground.
Anyone reasonable might see such a requirement as a little unfair, but would be able to accept the decision, I think, in the interests of board harmony. A person unwilling or unable to moderate their own behaviour is a candidate for banning, imo. Of course, one might want to allow more latitude for those who, or whatever reason, can't easily restrain themselves from repeated disruptive behaviour. But while compassion is a good thing, I think you have to set boundaries at some point too. |
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