Posted by twinleaf on March 19, 2008, at 11:58:27
In reply to Please follow site guidelines » twinleaf, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2008, at 10:53:04
It is very disappointing to be associated with a site which allows certain posters to be hurtful and offensive, but which punishes other posters for pointing that behavior out. In the last two weeks, I have posted about several things. They have been:
1. repeated requests for Bob to make a brief presence here during this crisis
2. requests for deputies standing in for Bob to treat everyone equally and impartially
There have almost no replies or comments from anyone about these issues. As this crisis has gone on and become more serious, I have not noticed anyone- poster or deputy- considering these issues with the aim of restoring Babble to what it was prior to the present crisis. There has been a cascade of problems: a pronounced decrease in the volume of posting, loss of long-time posters, posters not wanting to contribute because of feeling increasingly unsafe, and a marked increase in the number of very angry, hostile posts.
These are very serious, alarming developments. Shouldn't the deputies, who are now responsible for this site in the absence of Bob, be using their energies and intelligence to address these problems, rather than to waste them discriminating against a poster like me who happens to hold different views and has been willing to speak out?
poster:twinleaf
thread:817501
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