Posted by Dinah on December 1, 2004, at 13:53:05
In reply to Re: I actually think better of you than that, Dr. Bob » Dinah, posted by Tabitha on December 1, 2004, at 13:34:08
I'm guessing faith has a higher average of blocks per post than any other board. And a fair number of people don't post there at all, because no substantial discussion can take place within the guidelines. And faith isn't nearly as hot an issue as politics.
It just seems to me that Dr. Bob should keep the good of the entire site in mind when setting up these individual boards. History has shown what happens here when politics is discussed. Until history tells a different tale, I'm going to think that Dr. Bob made a decision that will not help the site as a whole.
I'd love to be proved wrong. I really would. But even if the regulars decided to be respectful of each others ideas and believe that no one is good or evil, there are just different ways of thinking of problems and solutions - even if regulars do that, the chances that newcomers will also be so forbearing on a regular basis are not high enough to inspire me with confidence.
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