Posted by Dr. Bob on October 12, 2009, at 0:15:16
In reply to Re: maintaining Babble » Dr. Bob, posted by 10derHeart on October 10, 2009, at 18:56:38
> > Maybe ... there could be a mailing list that would send them links to posts by new Babblers?
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> That is an excellent idea Dr. Bob! That way no new posts will be overlooked! It's good because I don't check all the boards all the time. You can send me the links Dr. Bob. I want to help out in whatever way I can. It also makes me feel good to do something good for Babble and help people out. :-)
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> Deneb> I think that sounds like a good idea. For me, I can't make a commitment to welcoming all newbies; my ability to do so depends on what's happening in my life, hence 'how I'm doing'. Any thoughts on what commitment is involved in being a 'greeter'?
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> KathThanks, every little bit helps! And the more people that join in, the less there would be for each of you to do. The mailing list is a new Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-greeters
I think I also have the server automatically posting the links to this thread:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/920478.html
And tweeting them (the links, not any of the text).
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> I don't see that 'no tweet' = not wanting new Babblers (speaking for myself). I don't feel ambivalent about new Babblers.
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> The thing that makes me feel uncomfortable is the thought of people reading Babble posts out of sheer curiosity. ... as opposed to ... discovering Babble as a result of doing a Google search on a psych med (the way I discovered it) or searching online for a support forum.
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> Kath> I don't really like Twitter. The more I've experienced it since that thread first started, the less I like it. It's overwhelming, for one thing, to even contemplate having yet another electronic "place" to keep track of, check, be a part of, whatever. ... I particularly don't like you - or anyone - excerpting my Babble posts on Twitter, for the same reasons I and others have already explained. Babble is Babble and Twitter is Twitter. I may not be able to explain any further, rationally, the "why" of it, but I do KNOW it has nothing AT ALL to do with being ambivilent about new Babblers.
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> 10derHeartI'm not sure Twitter searches and Google searches are so different. And this doesn't involve posters joining Twitter themselves.
Maybe the ambivalence isn't about all new Babblers, but just about certain new ones. Because they're different somehow? Just curious as opposed to needing support? Twitter as opposed to Babble?
I'm reminded of the concerns about the last research project. Like you, Twitter users are real people who can benefit from support and education. Anxiety is a natural result of change, and I think the reaction here was also a sign of cohesiveness and a desire to protect this community from disruption. As Seldom said back then, good can come of this -- for current posters, for new posters, and for the community as a whole. Let's try to be open to that possibility.
Bob
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