Posted by Dr. Bob on August 31, 2013, at 15:00:14
In reply to Lou gives new meaning, posted by Moishe Pipik on August 30, 2013, at 15:14:30
> I just wish he'd stay away. I don't think he's helping anyone!
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> LaneyHe may be helping in his way. Is it helping him to wish he'd stay away?
> one person's negative influence can, like the butterfly effect, move through an entire message board
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> WillfulAll that is necessary for the triumph of negative butterflies is that positive butterflies do nothing.
> Soon it could be Lou's board.
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> PhillipaIs that one source of anxiety? What would Babble be like if it were Lou's?
> Lou gives new meaning
> to the word "stuck".....
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> Moishe PipikThe rock and the hard place could both be said to be stuck.
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> i read once that a restaurant has had a 'great run' if it lasts 10 to 15 years. i am curious what the equivalent in the faster pace world of the internet, what time length represents 'a good run? for a online site?
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> anyway, i think (hoping) babble will survive. but, with a much smaller and dedicated group. nothing wrong with that.
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> johnBabble's already lasted 15 years. I don't know how to convert web site years into restaurant years, but 15 dog years would be 89 human years.
I feel grateful that Babble's had a great run and survived to old age. And given that, I guess it isn't surprising that there's anxiety about the future.
I'm OK with a smaller and more dedicated group. Anybody else?
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
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