Posted by Dr. Bob on October 30, 2009, at 9:00:16
In reply to sorry » 10derHeart, posted by muffled on October 30, 2009, at 1:27:21
> I went to Dr Bob's twitter to see if yours had been posted and so far not but Dr Bob linked impermanace's entire suicide post to Twitter and we are all there. It makes me so mad at him.
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> rskRegarding what's actually on Twitter, please see:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20091022/msgs/923483.html
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> Somehow the Twittering/Facebooking thing just feels more voyeuristic or something. Before at least we knew people who found us had actually found us because they were searching for people with common issues.
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> TherapyGirlAnxiety is a natural response to change, and I think the reaction here is in part a sign of cohesiveness and a desire to protect this community from disruption. Like you, however, Facebook and Twitter users are real people who can benefit from support and education. Sharing and tweeting might lead them to the many thoughtful and intelligent posts here, and then they might join Babble and contribute new perspectives and energy. I think good can come of this -- for current posters, for new posters, and for this community as a whole. I'd like to ask you to try to be open to that possibility.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20090813/msgs/922824.html
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> 10der, thanks for giving me heads up. I do not care if I am blocked, but I DO care that perhaps I came across too harshly against Bob, that I didn't have my facts straight.
> I just think his agenda for this website is HIS agenda, and what the rest of us think, truly doesn't seem to matter to him.
> So I am sorry I said things perhaps wrongly.
> Still, after all this, I don't understand Bob, I just don't. Maybe I would rather I NOT understand him :( I'd rather not know...
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> MuffledMuffled, thanks. And thanks, 10der, for showing her how she might interpret things more charitably.
May I ask why you might not want to understand me?
I'm not sure our agendas are so different. I want this to be a supportive and educational site. And I welcome new perspectives and energy. Does anybody else?
Kath may disagree:
> I now believe that these buttons are an attempt to get new 'customers' & boost numbers here, which have dwindled abysmally, in my opinion.
Are all of you opposed to new "customers"? (Reasonable people can disagree.)
If our agendas aren't so different and we (more or less) agree on the goals of support, education, and new perspectives and energy, then the next question is how we get there.
I seem not to have gone about this very wisely. I didn't intend to cause anxiety, hurt, frustration, or anger, and I'm sorry I have. Where I get stuck is:
It's always been possible to let others know about posts here. And I don't see how it can be prevented. With the link to the "do not share/tweet list", people can at least see what your wishes are. I guess in theory the buttons could automatically check the list themselves, but I have no control over how they work.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20090813/msgs/923479.html
Any ideas on how we can move forward (more or less) together?
Bob
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20091022/msgs/923496.html