Posted by fayeroe on July 26, 2008, at 17:38:45
In reply to multiple complaints..., posted by twinleaf on July 26, 2008, at 15:28:37
> There is no way for someone like me to know whether or not there have been any private communications, distressing or otherwise. However, there is another aspect to these complaints which has come up several times: excessive posting. Often, nearly every active thread is responded to, without regard to whether or not something useful can be offered.
And? We do not have to read every post on Babble. If you don't feel like you're going to gain something from a post, move on. We do not have to read it!
One of the things about Babble that I have always liked is that individual posters have an excellent sense of which posts to respond to. In addition to those who offer welcomes, others know when, and to whom, to offer emotional support or psychological interpretations. Others have extensive experience about medications, often backed up with extensive reading of the medical literature; their thoughts about medication choices are extremely valuable to all of us. This natural self-selection as to when to post has had the result of making the quality of the entries here quite high. When we have posters who respond to almost everything , without waiting until they have something real to offer which comes out of their own knowledge and experience, the overall quality of our site begins to go down. I feel this is very relevant to the discussion in Administration about whether or not Babble will die"
I feel that I write "high quality posts" on Babble. I've been here for about 5 years and am yet to feel that my abilities to post intelligently can be affected by another's post.
"This natural self-selection as to when to post"
This thread is a prime example of the above sentence. "natural self-selection".
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> The way the rules of Babble are presently set up, it is very easy to reprimand a poster who criticizes another poster. But it is far more difficult for posters who have legitimate concerns or complaints about the conduct of a site to gain a hearing. In the present situation, the exact same concerns have been mentioned by different posters several times. Does Administration have anything constructive it can do to return the boards to their previous level of functioning?I am still curious about how another person's posting affects the functioning of Babble.
Pat
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