Posted by gardenergirl on October 27, 2012, at 2:16:15
In reply to Re: Let us not ridicule the person. » Dinah, posted by Phil on October 26, 2012, at 18:53:16
> I like Lou but when one poster out of say 100, takes 95% of the moderators time, well, something is wrong.
Ding ding ding ding! Phil FTW!
My own personal experience in dealing with Lou's notifications and personal communications of requests for administrative actions is that is was constant escalation once he got a "foot in the door" of sorts. Whether I acted on something at his request or on my own based on my independent reaction to something, it almost always resulted in multiple additional requests for action on past issues or on issues I'd declined to address on way or another. And as a volunteer here, I had the right to decline for any reason. Many times I declined because I didn't feel I had an adequate understanding or context about what Lou thought was uncivil to make a thoughtful decision. My recollection, which is not 100% accurate, I'm sure, is that this caution on my part was never satisfactory. And god forbid I actually disagreed with his interpretation. That was usually met with multiple, and I mean many multiple replies with increasing justifications and demands. After a number of these interactions, based on the language used, which at times took on a legalistic tone, I began to believe that this escalation could go as high as some kind of lawsuit. No volunteer could be expected to put up with that unsupported.
So it's not just the time it takes to address all of Lou's notifications, though that itself is daunting.
And as I sit here feeling the need to defend myself again, I realize that I'm reacting to that same dance. And I don't have to. And I know it's not helping Lou. Just wanted to add some context to the crap stream that the "man behind the curtain" may be experiencing.
gg
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