Posted by Solstice on December 1, 2010, at 11:29:04
In reply to Re: Elders Council - minimum block time, posted by Dinah on December 1, 2010, at 11:03:15
> > To stand against the Council concept before it's even been tried is to opt for things to stay like there are.. Bob-rule Those who prefer that should oppose Council. Those who complain about Bob-rule should give the Council idea a chance.
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> I have no real objection to Bob-rule and don't consider it at all Sadaam like.
That has been my observation of you. Of course, you have a well-developed ability to self-monitor. As I've said before, you are one of the most interesting, wise people I've ever encountered. I have learned a lot from how your mind processes experiences, and your delightful way of expressing those things. So your peace with Bob-rule is a given. You don't have trouble coloring within the lines. But it is a dictatorship... and there are a fair number of posters here who sometimes have trouble coloring within the lines, and describe their experience of Bob-rule in a way that calls up (for me) the spectre of Sadaam's dictatorship of Iraq. It doesn't matter whether I identify personally with that sentiment. But that sentiment is an ongoing energy-drain on the boards. So although Bob-rule doesn't bother me personally.. I like this place. I have experienced how helpful it can be. I don't want it to just survive.. I want it tho thrive. Unless that dynamic is addressed, I believethge site will continue to be bogged down in outcrys against Bob-rule, depleting the potential energy that could be spent on just being a cool place for people to discuss their therapy & their meds & their lives & just heal.> I may complain about individual decisions, but I don't complain about the basic concept.
Well.. what we've got here is more than a basic concept. What we have here is Bob-rule with all its characteristics. So not objecting to Bob-rule by exploring an alternative is to say we prefer Bob-rule over exploring an alternative. And if we do that, then I don't think we should complain about even individual decisions. It's not fair to complain if we are offered an alternative but don't engage in exploring it or are unwilling to give it a chance.
> However I have no deep desire to oppose the Council idea either. If that's the direction Bob and posters wish to go, it is not for me to oppose it.
I share with you the capacity to be fine whichever way it goes. And I feel sadness about the experiences you've had here and with Bob that seems to be a factor in your reluctance to feel hopeful about an alternative. It's really a shame.. the long delays in Bob's responsiveness.Solstice
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