Posted by Dinah on July 18, 2008, at 9:12:50
In reply to Re: Please Advise » Dinah, posted by Dena on July 18, 2008, at 1:37:51
Dena, I wish to be fair to Dr. Bob, and not mislead you. These aren't things that Dr. Bob has refused to delegate. It is more that there are things in any system of justice, so to speak, that require an appellate court or in the case of nuanced decisions about the applicability of faith board guidelines, the supreme court. In this system, Dr. Bob is both, as well as technical help desk.
I'm not sure that it could be any other way.
Dr. Bob is busy, and there are a few things I've learned about getting a speedier response from him, if not a speedy one. Like *the* Supreme Court, rulings are not always that speedy.
Emails reach him sooner than on board requests. Also, specific requests might involve civility guideline violations, in which case they would have to be emailed to him.
To best get a speedier answer, it's best to have all relevant facts in the request, and for the request to be fairly brief. In the case of an appeal, that might be something like "I asked that this post be sanctioned, Administration did not sanction it. I ask you to review this decision because..." or "My post received an administrative sanction, I ask that you review this decision . I believe it should be reversed because..." The answer may merely be a "I think that I'll leave it as it is." without much further explanation. Sort of like a denial of a request for retrial.
A request for a specific determination of interpretation of Babble guidelines might go something like "I wish to post about xxxx. I understand that this may be in violation of Babble guidelines. Could you tell me precisely what would be in violation, what part of this I can post, and what changes I would need to make to post the rest of it."
It might involve civility violations to discuss how best to word requests to get responses to specific questions on the board. But perhaps you'd be willing to work with Lou off board on this?
It's not that Dr. Bob is unwilling to help. It's just that his Babble time does appear to be limited, and I'm sure there are many calls on what time he does have.
Also, requests for changes in babble rules, made with true hyotheticals, can certainly be made on board. My experience is that requests for changes in babble rules often meet with a polite statement from Dr. Bob that at this point he thinks the rules are in the best interests of Babble. Obviously this is also something only Dr. Bob can do.
I hope this is helpful. And Dr. Bob's intent is to be helpful as well, I'm sure. It is also based on my own experiences with him, which may differ from the experiences of others. I can only share what I have experienced myself.
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