It's very effective, and when the quarrel occasionally (very occasionally) gets
carried over to another thread, it has lost most of it's steam. If not, the
moderator can temporarily pause that thread as well. I've never seen that become
necessary. A three day cool out on a thread WORKS. One big advantage of this
technique is it allows EVERYONE to carry on, including the ones who caused the
thread to overheat, without leaving any residuual noses out of joint. The
nastiness is quelled and the victims are satisfied that "something" was done to
stop it. If you have one person that continually goes nuts, you privately warn
them once, and if they continue after the warning, you privately dis-member
them. None of it is ever done publically, which only serves to keep the
controversy alive, and breed lasting rancor. By doing it all without public
humiliation, the perp can save face, and either shape up with a lesson learned,
or slink away.
Well, Chuckster wiped the slate...and we'll see what happens next. I for
one am hoping his scimitar is sharp...and that he uses it without
hesitation.
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