Posted by Dinah on July 29, 2005, at 4:55:20
In reply to I was typing while you posted » Dinah, posted by Ron Hill on July 28, 2005, at 1:24:16
Thank you for your kind words, Ron.
Ron, I know it would be hard to reconsider, but I hope you at least think about it.
I was trying to post all day about this, and didn't manage to find the words, and probably will fall short this time as well.
It's not that I don't think that Dr. Bob doesn't care if you or I or anyone else leaves Babble. But I suspect, and have no other basis than inferences from history to speculate on, that he is most concerned with ensuring that Babble can and will survive with or without one or many Babblers. I suspect he thinks that's the safest approach for Babble, not to become reliant on any poster or group of posters.
Which leads me to wonder, if I'm even partially correct in my guess, if boycotting Babble isn't a terribly effective means of protest. Since it would be more likely to confirm that sort of thinking than anything else.
I really respect a stand for principle, Ron. But there must be a way to do that that is effective while also being civil, and hopefully without other Babblers being deprived of helpful and compassionate posters.
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