Posts by Sacha
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Jacqui Dunn,
after I've hit "post", but before I've caught up with the rest of the thread
That's an interesting approach
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Jacqui Dunn,
Do you know if they're all separate individuals or are they the same people coming back repeatedly?
To clarify, leaving out repeat visits is what I meant when I mentioned "unique" views or posts or visitors.
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Emma Hart,
Not ignoring Sacha's question. Lunch, pondering, etc.
no hurry
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Emma Hart,
A strong community can deal with something like lil p's latest foray because it has the resilience.
True. How do we nurture that?
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Muse: Hey Greg O'Connor, Krup You!, in reply to BenWilson,
I very much doubt that the public will be behind O'Connor on this.
That nice young man they selected as Tauranga's local MP is. And right-thinking talkback legions. I hear that Tiki guy is a Maaari as well as a long-haired muso. Got to learn his place. #righto
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Russell Brown,
it was the very last fucking headline Goff and his party needed this week
Scoring the lead story on both 6pm TV news bulletins was a spectacular piece of foot-shootery.
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Cracker: Send in the Clowns, in reply to Damian Christie,
Never fear. Not you; Russell #nuffsaid
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Russell Brown,
Carly Simon.
heh
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Emma Hart,
I am astonished when people complain about the treatment the p-troll has received here. I have to assume it's because they haven't seen the worst of the comments that have been deleted - ableist, homophobic, violent.
To be fair, without that context some of Kracklite's recent responses did seem a bit like pulling wings off flies. It's a tricky line to walk.
We've discussed before how moderation protects us from our own responses to perceived violation when someone is disrupting conversation and community. It's like how one of the functions of our justice system is to protect us from our own very human inclinations for retribution that can bring out our worst and cause us harm.
We are a diverse bunch with a range of ability to thrive on fuzziness and uncertainty, and a variety of beliefs about community, justice, forgiveness and redemption. That makes for interesting and sometimes challenging discussions. But there is a balance to be found where tension is more creative or destructive. I've learned a lot watching my own responses and it has been humbling.
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Emma Hart,
I actually don't know what Sacha wants us to do with people who don't listen, because everybody has Listening Fails sometimes.
The key word there is "sometimes". I'm talking all the times.
And unless you believe in unfettered individual freedom to disrupt a conversation at the expense of many others, it seems pretty straightforward to ban them after warnings.