Posted by Dinah on July 10, 2007, at 17:08:04
In reply to Re: blocks, posted by Dr. Bob on July 7, 2007, at 10:40:29
> That's true, some could be hurt more, and others may leave, but the goal here isn't to receive support from me or the deputies...
>
> BobI think I liked it better when you said there was inevitably tension between administrating (or deputizing) and support. I realize that you don't intentionally provide support on Babble (although you are often inadvertently supportive I'm sure), but that isn't true of deputies, who spend far more time trying to be supportive than they do being administrative (or at least that's my hope for myself).
But I'm sure you meant only in their deputorial role, and would be happy to clarify that.
And I really really wish that people could see that PBC's, Please Be Sensitive's, etc. aren't really intended to be punitive and actually can be supportive in intent, in that they are usually intended to be educational or reminders in the heat of the moment. I guess they are inevitably linked to blocks in people's minds. :(
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