Posted by twinleaf on March 6, 2008, at 18:52:22
In reply to sorry about not being around, posted by Dr. Bob on March 5, 2008, at 20:56:14
I think I speak for nearly all of the Babble community when I say that we are all respectful of the fact that you have been occupied with other professional responsibilities in recent days-in particular during the time when Dinah posted her message (above).
At the same time, I think it is going to be difficult to keep enough committed, dedicated, caring and compassionate posters here at Babble if our concerns are not addressed with the same respect and courtesy with which we have always tried to address your concerns. In particular, it only makes things worse for you to respond to an urgent request from us for information with a general request for a cooperative discourse. We have always been more than willing to do that, but, this time, WE NEED YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WHICH WE HAVE ALL ASKED YOU, ABOUT WHY DINAH FELT SHE HAD TO LEAVE. We also would like to know if it would be possible for Dinah to return comfortably, if a slight change were made in the (as yet unknown to us) new rules and procedures which she mentioned.
As to the new procedures, WHY IS IT THAT NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE PUT INTO PLACE WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION HERE? IN PARTICULAR, WHY ARE NEW REGULATIONS ALLOWED TO DRIVE A LOVED AND VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE BABBLE COMMUNITY AWAY AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF IRREPLACEABLE CONTRIBUTIONS?
If you do not answer these questions in a sincere and straightforward manner, and with an understanding of how important this issue is to us, we are all going to be left with the sickening sense that rules and regulations are more important to you than the presence of long-time posters, who over the years have shared their inner lives, joys, sorrows, failures and successes, empathy and caring, with Babble members, and also with unknown numbers of other readers.
If I do not receive an answer which I consider relevant and helpful, (with due consideration for Dinah's privacy, where that may enter in), I am, very sadly, going to have to conclude that Babble is no longer the right place for me.
poster:twinleaf
thread:816450
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20080204/msgs/816627.html