Posted by alexandra_k on October 5, 2004, at 20:23:23
In reply to (Sorry, Kali Munro to interrupt) » partlycloudy, posted by Dinah on October 5, 2004, at 19:50:23
I have followed some of the conflict but will admit that I didn't keep up with all of it...
I think that Dr. Bob seems to give a lot of his time to the boards. We should remember that he isn't (?) funded for his time on psychobabble - and he also has a 'real job' to attend to. I too get frustrated (at times) with getting chunks of my own posts back at me with maybe a short ambiguous comment added - but have always found him willing to clarify if requested. I also have sympathy that one could become so enmeshed in babble that it could become a 24/7 job. (I mean in a way that is what I like about babble - when my life falls apart there is something for me to become enmeshed in) And that enmeshment is made all the more likely when there are masses and masses of posts requiring attention to be dealt with. We don't want to burn him out, after all.
When there is conflict on the board I think it is up to us as babblers to try to deal with it in appropriate ways. I don't see why we should 'need' Dr. Bob or a moderator or a deputy or whatever to implement some of Kali's suggestions. Why don't we all try to take some responsibility for attempting to implement them ourselves?
I think that useful points have been raised about people starting threads for the discussion of certain points of view. I think that things can be sorted out on babble in a similar manner to non-virtual interpersonal communication but realise that it is complicated by the time it takes for people to respond. Having a conversation can take several days and can run into weeks. Perhaps it is our opportunity to learn tolerance, and strategies for dealing with the feelings that issues conjure up for us.
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