Posted by Rebecca on January 25, 2001, at 12:23:24
In reply to Re: independent follow-up » name, posted by Cam W. on January 25, 2001, at 7:00:42
woah.
I think part of what name is trying to do is address Rach's assertion:
"This place has improved people's lives. And I know of no instance when it has done the opposite. Where is the harm?"
I agree with name, inasmuch as he/she disagrees with Rach on this point. Not everything that has come out of this board has been good for every person who has read/participated. As name has pointed out, the people who continue post tend to be those who have had good results (if I can use such a word in this context); hence it's hard to find the people who have been dissatisfied/harmed by PB and its various incarnations by looking at posts. However, I recall several instances when regular posters have left the board for varying intervals because it was not proving beneficial. Various reasons were given as the rationale for staying away--it was taking up too much time, the individual needed to spend more time working on real-world issues, the individual could not take the emotional strain of participating, and so on. someone with more time to look through the archives could give a deeper analysis.
Name is trying to address some other stuff stemming from the Vesper post. but I think Cam and others are trying to read more into them than is there.
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