Posted by Dr. Bob on January 5, 2014, at 1:40:14
In reply to Re: pc?, posted by Partlycloudy on January 4, 2014, at 14:16:48
> Having Dr Bob tell me this place wasn't suitable for me was a kick in the gut. A lot of peer support, stripped away.
> > I FEEL (not the civility, less Bob take offense) that Bob was in error. Unless he meant that you are unable to accept that the chaos that spread from admin to the other boards is supportive, in which case babble is unsuitable for me also.
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> That is what I felt he was trying to tell me. That the chaos that is now a current state of babble, and as such it is unsuitable. Apart from brief interactions like this, I agree. This makes much less work for him.
> And much less stable, and thus more dangerous, for me.What's suitable for you is up to you. Even if I said Babble was unsuitable for you, which I don't think I did, you could disagree.
If you wanted a refuge, and I wasn't making Babble a refuge, then you might conclude Babble wasn't suitable for you. And I might say it wasn't -- since what you were considering suitable was a refuge.
But maybe you also want peer support. And maybe that's actually more important to you. Better peer support at a sh*t-slinging site than feeling alone someplace less chaotic. Maybe. For you.
Still, losing a refuge, and a feeling of safety, will of course make things less stable and more dangerous.
Bob
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backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy
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