Posted by alexandra_k on July 18, 2013, at 18:25:14
I feel sad for Bob. Because I think he is trying. I feel sad for Lou, for similar reasons. I don't see either as having ill intent or trying to wind people up or taking any kind of joy at all in people feeling so wound up about this whole situation.
I see a whole bunch of people trying to pressure Bob into punishing Lou... Really Very Insistently. Like they believe all their problems will go away if only this happens and really Bob is very withholding indeed not to grant this to them...
When the boards were small Bob didn't do much moderating, I thought. It was later, when things grew, that he took a more hands-on approach with moderation.
I struggle a great deal with the temptation to lock myself safely away in a silo with people just like me... Or with how much it is better somehow to have greater exposure to the world... Even though it hurts.
I'm still not sure.
I know I do better in the former. I think... That people tend to. That is why the temptation is so great...
I'm not sure that it is what is best...
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