Re: posters who could use support

Posted by Dr. Bob on July 5, 2013, at 15:28:46

In reply to Irony, posted by Dinah on July 5, 2013, at 9:48:09

> Several times, I believe I am hearing you say that it is tough to keep going as a constant administrator of this site. What could we do together to help make it interesting and rewarding for you, as well as safe and welcoming for us so that more of us will post in a personal and trusting manner the way we used to?
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> Twinleaf
What makes this rewarding for me is "wins" like posters finding that they're stronger than they thought.
I believe I'm hearing posters say it's tough to keep going with Lou around. I wonder what would make this rewarding for them.
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> i don't know what a powerplay is.
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> alexandra_k
> I don't think anyone is asking Dr. Bob to waste hours of his precious time in involvement in his own website. ... it wouldn't take him all that much time.
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> It's just dandy to worry about our own behavior. But tell me, Alex, do you just worry about your own behavior when people are being hurt by the behavior of others? If someone is going around hurting other people, do you just worry about your own behavior?
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> People have been trying to mitigate the behavior of Lou for far more hours than Bob would need to invest.
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> Dinah
> The really sad part of this is that most of the people I see recently saying things that might be hurtful to Lou, myself included, don't want to hurt Lou at all. ... But things like including "infanticide" in the subject line, and other incidents of exaggeration, over-generalization, and accusation, are things that ought to be addressed by Bob
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> Dinah
The power play idea is that when one side outnumbers the other, it tends to score more goals.
Posters can focus on:
1. posters who could use support
2. Lou
3. me
Which is more likely to be effective? Rewarding?
I understand feeling frustrated, or resentful, or even angry, at what causes hurt.
Bob
a brilliant and reticent Web mastermind -- The New York Times
backpedals well -- PartlyCloudy

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