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[Dave CROCKER]

Dick Hardt wrote:
> I'm not proposing that abusive behaviour is acceptable.
> 
> I'm suggesting that abusive behaviour is subjective, and that education 
> and guiding the conversation to constructive ends is preferred to 
> ejecting someone from the community.


The operative word is "preferable", which is why procedures need to include an 
initial effort to "cure" the offender's behavior.

However some folks can't or won't change, which is why procedures then need to 
include banishment, upon failure of the curative effort.

d/

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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net