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What is the deal with multi-posting?
BookLover♥:
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 11:08:56 PM ---I guess, for me, I don't want someone to report me, because they are feeling like they can't join the discussion.
That's not(or shouldn't be, in my opinion) on me...it's on them.
I think there is a clear difference between someone consistently posting on a topic, and someone attempting to lock down a discussion on here.
I've seen the latter....and reported it, not for the multi posting, but for the bullying behaviour.
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So the theory would be that in and of itself, multi-posting isn't an issue. But if the multi-posting (or any other action) seems to be locking down a discussion or otherwise bullying, it should be reported.
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 11:08:56 PM ---We can't look at things from everyone perspective, however.
I've seen, during my time on here, comments I meant innocently, and even things where I said, straight out "This is my opinion" or "Well, in my view" be mis- or re-interpreted negatively.
I think we need to be careful not to put too much onus on the poster for the readers interpretation...otherwise we'll never post anything more interesting than 'Nice day today'.
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I'm not saying all the onus should be on the poster. But it seemed like the discussion was tending toward all the onus being on the reader. I believe there is a balance between the two.
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 11:08:56 PM ---How so?
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If the individual is feeling uncomfortable because of something that is bullying behavior, then it's not just a personal issue.
Aine:
Really? You don't see the difference in posting in a thread that is directed towards the group in order to continue or start a discussion, and responding to a post which is directed /specifically to an individual/ that is not you? Maybe it is my issue, but it seems rude to me and guess what? That's my opinion.
And saying 'gee, if you don't like it, just start your own thread or go stand in a corner, ignore my posts and don't take part' (paraphrasing here, obviously) kinda illustrates my point on how it is not really conductive to genial conversation and could seem exclusionary.
iago made his ruling that it won't be moderated, so please, feel free to continue to do so and those of us who aren't comfortable with it can continue to not post in Spoilers the same way we didn't post in TT.
Chiroptera:
Could it help to make a distinction between multi-posting when replying to just one post, and multi-posting in response to multiple posts? I know some people like to use multiple posts to reply to multiple posters because they feel it's more polite. I don't have a problem with that happening, but I'd be willing to do away with multiple posts that are responding to one post from one person.
DragonFire:
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:16:27 PM ---So the theory would be that in and of itself, multi-posting isn't an issue. But if the multi-posting (or any other action) seems to be locking down a discussion or otherwise bullying, it should be reported.
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That's the way I see it.
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:16:27 PM ---
I'm not saying all the onus should be on the poster. But it seemed like the discussion was tending toward all the onus being on the reader. I believe there is a balance between the two.
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Yeah...I agree that the poster has some duty here...it's the level of it, I think we disagree on.
If post three times, in succession, in one thread, and that makes someone else feel excluded...how am I to know?
More to the point, what am I supposed to do?
Not post my thoughts into the discussion because someone else will then not want to post theirs?
Why am I responsible for them?
Now, if I post 3 times, in response to the same post...then I do think there is a bullying angle that needs to be investigated.
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:16:27 PM ---
If the individual is feeling uncomfortable because of something that is bullying behavior, then it's not just a personal issue.
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The question of whether it is bullying or not is completely subjective, however.
And Aine's issue was that she felt rude 'interrupting',....not that she felt bullied out.
That's why I said it seems like a personal issue to me.
comprex:
--- Quote from: Áine on November 04, 2009, 11:16:45 PM ---Really? You don't see the difference in posting in a thread that is directed towards the group in order to continue or start a discussion, and responding to a post which is directed /specifically to an individual/ that is not you?
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I don't see the difference. You are welcome to join any 2-way thread I'm having with anyone else. If I wanted an exclusive, I'd use PM or email.
--- Quote ---And saying 'gee, if you don't like it, just start your own thread or go stand in a corner, ignore my posts and don't take part' (paraphrasing here, obviously) kinda illustrates my point on how it is not really conductive to genial conversation and could seem exclusionary.
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I am having trouble understanding your vision of genial conversation.
If I have an idea that fits in a thread -now-, how long should I leave off?
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