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[BlueIris]

12. I've gone back and forth a lot about whether discussion of blocks is beneficial or not.

After a couple of years of watching DU Admin refuse to discuss (most) bannings, and after watching the crap storm the "private" discussions about blockings created here this week, I think acknowledging at least something about why they happened is the most efficient way to address them, and the way that is least damaging to the group.

I also don't think the hosts' refusal to discuss the blockings publicly will keep them private. Not on this website, anyway. It's the Internet. Since people are going to find out anyway, I think those doing the blockings should just put their reasons out there and deal with our reactions.

ETA: By asking for disclosure of the reason(s) a poster is blocked, I wasn't asking that every aspect of the hosts' conversations about the reasons for the block be put up on the board for all to view. For the most part, I don't care what they say about us behind "closed doors." What I think would be beneficial is for the hosts to say, "This is why we blocked that person in the end." It would cut down on the amount of squabbling and genuine confusion people express after some blockings. It would also clarify what is and isn't acceptable content here.