Posted by Dr. Bob on July 22, 2005, at 4:51:44
In reply to ESPECIALLY, posted by crushedout on July 18, 2005, at 11:30:36
> > Favoritism is often a concern in groups.
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> Does this mean that you acknowledge that sometimes your responses are affected by favoritism?
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> Deneb> Do you think you could at least take a closer look and see if there is some validity to this?
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> gabbii> will you agree to try to be conscious of this in the future? i'm not looking for an apology -- just a commitment to try.
> this is just one example in a long line of injustices
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> crushedoutI try to be fair, but I know I'm not perfectly objective. And this isn't always easy! I've tried to be conscious of this in the past and will try to be conscious of it in the future.
Maybe one reason it's a concern here is that people here have been subjected to a long line of injustices before?
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> I ordered that book and read a bit of it to gain a better understanding of you since you quoted it. It seemed a bit depersonalizing, you know?
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> DinahBecause it generalized? Or because it focused on groups rather than individuals? Did you gain a better understanding of this group? Did it give you any ideas about administration?
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> I would think that eventually frequency of occurence should affect your response too.
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> gabbiiIt does, blocks tend to lengthen...
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> she so much as tells us she's trying to violate the rules. and all she gets is an oops.
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> crushedoutI thought she was trying to find bugs in the program. Which is why I said oops. But it was an opportunity to get away with something, too...
Bob
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