Posted by vwoolf on September 6, 2010, at 10:29:36
In reply to Re: small boards, posted by Dr. Bob on September 4, 2010, at 12:46:41
> Those are interesting ideas, that small boards could be used by posters who were interested in examining their interactions with others more closely, and that the fish and the observers could switch roles.
I think that there is a whole lot of untapped potential in a board like this, where there is an existing frame with boundaries, there is a whole lot of content, and a community of people who are interested in exploring themselves (for the most part). I suspect that with not too much effort one could create some quite interesting groups and explore terrain that no-one else is exploring. However I think that the crucial thing would always need to be a sense of safety and caring - within the limits of the site of course. The safe support that is provided by these boards has probably always been one of the reasons people use Babble, and why there has been such revolt around opening it up to Facebook etc.
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