Comments on: Ten Signs I Hope I Never See in Libraries Again http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/ People, Libraries & Technology - A Weblog by Michael Stephens Fri, 29 May 2015 11:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Colleen http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-16661 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:09:24 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-16661 I have a rules poster up- it is fun and right to the point- also have fun other signs- I am the librarian that everyone cuts class to see! lol

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By: The Sanity Inspector http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14129 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:24:28 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-14129 “This is why we can’t have nice things….”

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By: Melody http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14086 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:04:18 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-14086 Stop harshing on the Michael. I get his point. Unfortunately, there are plenty of patrons who possess no sense of being in a public space with attendant behavioral expectations.

How about a polite request involving consideration of patrons around you?

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By: curious http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14012 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:32:15 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-14012 I am curious (urp) as to how the tradition of libraries as silent spaces actually evolved. I would be very surprised if people couldn’t adapt to working in libraries (or at worst, designated quiet spaces in libraries) if they hadn’t been socially conditioned to expect silence. Haven’t any of you ever worked in a busy office? Any library science / history people ever looked into this?

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By: Barbie http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13981 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:48:56 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13981 None of the later signs say anything about reducing cell phone usage.

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By: Lauren http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13978 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:29:50 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13978 I’m not sure you’re using the correct definition of passive-aggressive. Passive-aggression is when someone expresses a negative emotion in an indirect way that avoids confrontation. Putting up a sign that states a rule is not passive-aggressive; it’s not even just plain passive or aggressive. I think you’re using the incorrect definition popularized by sites like Passive Aggressive Notes, which characterizes passive-aggressive behavior as “slightly threatening” and seems to connect the concept with anonymity, hostility, or more bizarrely, all signs and notes whatsoever. Signs and notes are not passive-aggressive by nature. These particular notes are straightforward and direct.

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By: Halloween Jack http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13977 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:16:19 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13977 Are you aware of what “passive-aggressive” actually means? There’s nothing passive-aggressive about putting up a sign saying that certain types of behavior will not be tolerated; rather, it’s perfectly assertive, quite the opposite of passive-aggressiveness.

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By: Steven http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13976 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:46:45 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13976 sorry, i screwed up the url to my blog. click on my name and feel free to anonymously post insightful comments wherever you like.

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By: Steven http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13975 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:25:07 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13975 boy, i never get tired of anonymous hostility. especially when it’s library-related. of course people should be able to talk in groups and on phones in the library if the library is equipped for it. unfortunately, while many emergent and reconstructed library buildings do have phone zones and spaces for congregating, many others remain too close for comfort. thus the signage. the problem is that some signs show aggression to every person who walks in the door. some signmakers simply need to present their policies in a more thoughtful manner. funny-the same logic can be applied to anonymous message board contributors.

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By: sylvie http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13974 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:47:51 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13974 re: “talking about absolutely trivial crap”… I hate it when people do that on blogposts.

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By: Anonymous http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13973 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:42:31 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13973 It drives me nuts when people talk on their cell phones in the library. There have been numerous times when people have loudly sat there loudly talking about absolutely trivial crap while I’m trying to get some important, time-sensitive work done.

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By: Michael http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13972 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:16:50 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13972 Of course libraries should have rules – policies – guidelines. We’re talking BEHAVIOR not technology. And why do they have to be so passive aggressive? A humanist approach would be much more user-centric than some of the examples here and in the other post.

And anonymous commenters – not cool.

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By: Anonymous http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13971 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:11:33 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13971 So libraries shouldn’t have rules?

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By: Anonymous http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13970 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:46:30 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13970 Are you an idiot? People should not be talking on their cell phones in a library. What a fuckoff you are

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By: Anonymous http://tametheweb.com/2006/07/07/ten-signs-i-hope-i-never-see-in-libraries-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13969 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:23:12 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=1092#comment-13969 The No Cell Phone signs are about being user led. They’re so users don’t have to put up with idiots braying into their phones.

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