Posted by Dr. Bob on June 4, 2001, at 21:50:28
In reply to Re: Please be supportive, posted by Shar on June 4, 2001, at 0:54:54
> It seems like more of that calming stuff used to go on
Hmm, maybe if people figure I'm going to do something, then they don't bother?
> plus people could take things more with a grain of salt, ie, understand that if someone says "everyone" they may not literally mean every entity in the universe, and they don't need a correction.
I think that might be because we're a larger, more diverse community now.
> Finally, splitting the boards may contribute to a less supportive atmosphere or whatever, because it used to be that a social post that was supportive yet not med related could follow a med post...
I still want that to be able to happen. Have I redirected posts in that context?
> The split boards--PB and PSB--seem to work ok, but the split is artificial and imposes artificial boundaries on what would normally take place in the course of a conversation. So it is bound to be awkward at times and not flow all that well.
It's another one of those tradeoffs. I'm trying not to get carried away redirecting, anyway, and to try to make those threads I do redirect easier to follow... Thanks for your input,
Bob
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