Posted by wendy b. on May 7, 2002, at 23:32:51
In reply to Zo/CtrlAlt n Del : one more thing:, posted by Janelle on May 7, 2002, at 15:55:18
> Zo, you mentioned that last week was a hard one and CtrlAlt n Del, you mentioned that DB has been busy ... so I'm wondering ... was there some trouble on a board here somewhere that DB had to try to *fix* or something? Just curious ... I feel bad for the guy if he's getting overwhelmed by continuous problems ...
Janelle,
I don't know if there was one thing in particular that has been problematic for Dr B. Our group has had a lot of requests for info, such as yours, which I think are answered on the FAQ page, and by his posts above in the one begun by Beardedlady: "Question about Blocking-Dr. Bob". I think, paraphrasing here, that he is saying he has a lot of tough calls to make, and that he's asking us to trust him to take care of the safety of the Board in the ways he sees fit. And that he cannot always read everything every day, so if he misses something, he may have to issue two PBCs at once, etc.
I realize that you may feel that you have borne the brunt of the seeming inconsistencies in his methods, and I may agree (and I may not, as Dr B would say!) I do understand that. However, you seem to have had an insight-ful time off :-] But perhaps reading that thread again would help...? Dr B appears pretty apologetic, maintaining at the same time that we won't always agree, and that we might have to agree to disagree, maybe, in order to make the Board run smoothly, and not get overly caught up in rules he can't always explain sufficiently to members here?
Another thing: Dr B is a therapist in the student psych services section at Univ. of Chicago:
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc/virtulets.html#Anger
(see the bottom of that page: site developed by Robert Hsiung, MD, U. Chicago, etc.)
AND we know that this time of year is THE MOST STRESSFUL of all for college students everywhere. So 'regular' work may well be incredibly difficult and stressful for him and colleagues there, and catching up with the PBabble boards may be the last thing on his mind?... (This guy deserves an end-of-semester party!)
Just some thoughts... I'm sure there are other things we can't even divine!
Your friend,
Wendy
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