Posted by kate9999 on April 21, 2001, at 17:35:16
In reply to Re: policies, posted by Dr. Bob on April 21, 2001, at 0:20:07
> FYI, this is at least in part the result of a provacatuer trying to stir things up. Not that some things don't need to be stirred from time to time, but still...
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> BobA provocateur?
a provocateur...
a provocateur...
a provocateur...Okay if I could call a guy a con artist I suppose you get to call me a provacateur. Although I think I had better grounds.
But you've shown me the vicious circle. For instance, when you called me "a provocateur trying to stir things up," I wanted to call you a "paranoid despot protecting his little fiefdom." That wouldn't have been fair, because that's not usually how you sound to me, so I'm glad I didn't post my original message.
I still think people walk on eggshells around here far too much. The fact that noone's willing to speak to the "overposter" directly is an example. And even if they did it would be so mild and circumspect that it would have all the impact of a raindrop hitting the ocean.
It's a funny dynamic which is totally unlike any other message board, newsgroup, online support group I've been on. People usually need a good squelching online - but here they self-squelch to excess. I wonder if it has something to do with trying to write to your tastes? I wonder if that's something you should take into consideration in your research?
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