Posted by gardenergirl on April 21, 2007, at 11:52:16
In reply to Re: I don't know that any have been reviewed » gardenergirl, posted by Happyflower on April 21, 2007, at 10:14:46
> If deputies have responed on that thread is it wrong to assume they have reviewed it?It would not necessarily be accurate to assume that. I don't always read entire threads before I respond to a specific post, whether as a deputy or as a poster. I know of instances when other deputies have not read entire threads before responding to a specific post. I can understand how one might assume we have, but I know in my case, for a variety of reasons I might not.
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> Okay this tells me a lot. I think the "don't have to" causes a lot esculation in problems because we count on deputies to act on it, if they can choose not to act on it, we don't know the reasons, what if it is because they like the poster, and don't want to hurt them with an action. What if they don't like the poster, and they really want to "stick it to them" because they personally don't like the poster. This "don't have to respond" leaves the actions of deputies open to their subjective views and not based on objective basis. There is especially true when they hold a duel role here.That has always been in place. Clearly it leaves making assumptions about deputy behavior open to subjective beliefs. And if one is primed for whatever reason to assume negative motives, one will be more likely to see them, and vice versa.
Counting on a deputy for support requires, in part, trusting the deputy to perform their role with integrity and ethics. Given this community and the current operating conditions, I can see how it might be quite difficult, maybe even impossible in some cases, to grant that trust.
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