Posted by twinleaf on March 11, 2008, at 10:38:28
In reply to Dr. Bob and I discussed this tonight, posted by Dinah on March 10, 2008, at 21:19:45
For me, the fact that Dinah was able to work out her own personal concerns in regard to procedural changes (apparently by means of e-mails or a phone call) doesn't change the basic facts. They are:
1. I supported Dinah as much as possible, saying how extremely important she was to Babble, and how upset I was that rules were taking precedence over her presence here. I was upset even more when I did not receive any personal acknowledgement from Dinah for what I had done in her brief, laconic message to me.
2. Dinah and Bob have ways of communicating which are not available to the rest of us. There is apparently no communication channel for us, despite our sincere and respectful efforts to open one, and our clear need to have had one during the past week.3. We hear about proposed changes in procedures and rules , not because they are being offered for our consideration, but because a particular deputy finds them unacceptable. No organization would survive very long using indirect tactics like this. They are extremely insulting to the rest of us.
For me, participating here is not exactly a matter of remaining safe. It is more a matter of feeling respected and valued as one among many people who share the joys, sorrows, victories and setbacks of their personal journeys. I feel so let down to discover how cold, heartless and impersonal this site actually is. Even if I wanted to share something of my own life and experience in the future, I couldn't do it. That requires a kind of trust which I can never feel again here.
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