Posted by Dr. Bob on November 22, 2000, at 19:50:31
In reply to Re: Fair Enough; End of Thread » Noa, posted by shar on November 22, 2000, at 15:42:37
> all this whole rigamarole started, in my opinion, because some people were having some innocent fantasy fun, hurting nobody, attacking nobody... but evidently displeasing a vocal minority who felt that the fun should be moved elsewhere, and lashed out at those who disagreed...
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> I think the vocal minority won.> This is supportive? Educational? Or a good example of competitive manipulation often found in group dynamics when splintering occurs?
Am I the vocal minority being referred to? Nikki didn't suggest that anything be moved anywhere -- and *certainly* didn't lash out at anyone. I used the thread she started to address this issue, but I was already having concerns about it and had already voiced them, at:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20001117/msgs/2940.html
The one-thread limitation was my idea and was intended as a compromise. Like if people have a party and it gets kind of loud. It was great to see you all having fun, and I want there to continue to be room for that, but it's also important for people to feel comfortable and welcome here. And if push comes to shove, for the purposes of this board, the latter might be a higher priority than the former.
> if unsupported suppositions are correct, we should see an influx of new posters who stayed away due to the [Lumptonia] posts.
Well, that's a testable hypothesis! But they might also continue to stay away due to all the discussion of internal issues. Hmm, maybe I should take my own advice and banish *this* to a separate board. Psycho-Babble Management, it could be called...
Bob
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