Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24583896-20160701142126

So I'm trying to wrap my head around something here. And I don't really have a standing as to whether Josh and Frogking should have been blocked or not, but two block proposals in one week? It seems to me that this community still has that wicked "sour touch" I was hoping we would learn to avoid

Sure, do whatever you need to do, but I don't really agree with the whole systematically blocking other contributors. Unless they are vandals and trolls, which Josh and Frogking are not. The two of them hold this community in high esteem, just like the majority of us here. Sure, they've caused trouble, but I think the same thing goes for plenty or other people here. And some have never been marked for banishment

Based on what I've seen, these conflicts are due to rps gone haywire, which I commend Aurora for proposing the need for rp rules. Then there's renowned disobedience, as in not listening when told or proclaiming to shut down the wiki. To be fair, I wouldn't want to here those words either. But considering how meager his reasoning was for saying it? I think there could have been a more neutral way of dealing with it. And lastly, taking offence to the actions of another. Those are three potentially harmful reasons. So why haven't they been addressed before resorting to a block proposal? And seemingly without warning?

This goes far beyond trying to reason with them directly. Situations like this can only mean one of two things: One, the rules are not strictly enforced, or two, the rules need major adjustments. And based on the events of this week, it appears to be the former. So my question to you all is, do you really think blocking them a few weeks will help? Or do we need more effective ways of enforcing, or perhaps even easing up on, the rules? So that we communicate issues, as a community, in advance so nobody gets hurt or "hurts" without meaning to? 