Posted by Minnie-Haha on June 10, 2005, at 20:11:34
In reply to Re: But what does Minnie think? » Minnie-Haha, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on June 10, 2005, at 18:15:30
Isn't it funny how so many of us keep saying we're not gonna post about this anymore... and then we post more? :-) (I've done it too... I think. I'm just trying to keep it light.)
> Well, the intention of the small boards, or the purpose of them, is to keep them small, to limit the amount of people, to me that is purposeful exclusion. It's not a lack of space by accident, it's a purposeful limitation, to keep those who've joined seperate from the rest of Babble ... And to me, the intent is the key.
Yes, if the small-group members' intentions were simply to accept certain individuals and exclude others, that would be bad. But that is not the intention that I've heard expressed. Those who are pro-small-boards say they feel uncomfortable on the larger boards, and that smaller boards would be a way for them to feel safe *and* included. That is their stated intention. To assume it is anything else would be uncharitable. (I assume it would be uncharitable, because when I brought up the subject of intention in a previous thread, and suggested that another's intention cannot be known, I was advised that it was charitable to assume their intentions *are* good -- or at least *not* bad.)
Are there some mind-readers out there who we can employ to help us judge others' intentions?
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