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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7540916" data-attributes="member: 2525">No, though it's getting worse*. Which is why I said it was purely in the hypothetical extreme. I am asking if there is any line you'd draw, as an introduction into a discussion as to where to draw that line. If you're unwilling to admit there would ever be a line, then there isn't a discussion. But, if you admit there would be a line, then the follow on question of "OK where should that line be if it shouldn't be at this point?" seems fair territory.It's an incrimental thing. Every break in the functionality of the board decreases my desire somewhat to participate with others on the board. Every time people ask for a break to be repaired and they get push back of "it's not that bad and I want my thing more!" it decreases my desire somewhat to participate with others on the board. I'm trying to get to the point where you can experience at least some empathy for people who simply want the thing to function properly rather than having to deal with an increasing number of breaks in the system.*The problem gets worse over time as your rate of blocks increases over time.  This is because your participation increases over time, with each old post still being there and each new post simply adding to the number of total posts you have here for others to read, creating more opportunities for a post to result in a block.  Additionally the board increases the number of users every day which itself increases the odds someone will want to block you over time. The combination of my participation increasing and the participation of others increasing results in more blocks happening over time. Which means more system problems over time. It's a cumulative problem that will never get better on its own and will only gradually get worse with time, with the people who participate the most over time feeling the negative impacts of the system breaks more over time.</blockquote>

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