Posted by alexandra_k on October 4, 2006, at 15:28:44
In reply to Re: utterly and completely confused » alexandra_k, posted by gardenergirl on October 3, 2006, at 21:41:50
> There is no conflict in holding individual views on each. They have different structures, different functions, different uses, different contexts.
I'm trying to remember the reasons people gave for why they were so opposed to exclusive boards... Things like 'people will feel excluded if they can't post' and 'it will create division on the boards' and stuff like that. I'm wondering why people think that those reasons aren't applicable to restricted chat rooms. I particularly remember a conversation about how it wasn't a good idea to have exclusive boards because people would feel like they were being slapped if they tried to goto the board / post on the board and got a message that they couldn't. I'm wondering why the person who was concerned about that isn't concerned about that in this case?
I know they aren't the same thing. They seem to be similar in relevant respects and hence yes I am surprised that people go one way on one of those and the other way on the other. Surprised. Yeah.
> Deputies do check the admin board.
Right then. So there is a forum already for admin issues and once a post is posted I guess people read the post without it going AWOL or whatever too...
> How would posting on the admin board about something that no one but deputies or Dr. Bob could possibly answer due to the tecnical nature of the question be effective or efficient?
What a high opinion you have on the deputies and Dr Bob! Don't mistake a failure of imagination into an insight into necessity. I think that other Babblers have shown an interest in how things are done here, and I think that other Babblers have demonstrated technical competence at times, too.
> If someone else was curious about what I was talking about, who's going to explain it to them?
Nobody has an obligation to answer posts to the best of my knowledge. Especially not on the admin board as the purpose isn't support.
> Why would that be desirable or necessary?
It isn't necessary. It might be desirable...
> What benefit could there be in posting questions or comments that are not relevant to board policies or the general experience of the boards...
> There's something about this I'm missing here. I can't conceive of why anyone would WANT to read that stuff or what benefit there would be to opening it up to everyone when it doesn't apply.
Maybe some examples of deputy issues that are 'not relevant to board policies or the general experience of the boards' and deputy issues that 'doesn't apply' to Babblers would help.
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