Posted by oracle on July 10, 2002, at 22:55:57
In reply to Re: May I post?If so, a response for Shar and others.., posted by shar on July 10, 2002, at 18:13:59
Well, this is where our thoughts and opinions diverge about the purpose of the admin board. It allows posters to give input, to talk about what they do and do not like, to
make suggestions. It was never set up to "resolve" concerns based on majority rule or something. It is set up to bring concerns to the attention of Dr. Bob, which I believe
people have been doing. What he does with the information, whether or not he changes something in regard to the concerns expressed...that's up to him. And, that's all that I
ever felt was offered to posters via the admin board. I don't know how it began to be seen as a place where posters could come and change how the board is handled. It
always has been up to Dr. Bob to make decisions. What has happened (imo) is that he has made his decisions, and posters continue to post frequently about why he is
wrong, and the moral/ethical aspects of his unwillingness to do things a different way (my way, usually), and keep things pretty stirred up in general. Which is fine, if that's
how they want to spend their time.Thanks you for stating my thoughts so clearly.
I think many have mistaken what this board (admin) is
for.I think it is very clear that as much as some want
this board to be run differently, it is Bob's boadr and
some things will not change. So why continue to argue.No one stops to consider the time Bob put into coding
this board. Perl is not simple as HTML. Who pays the hosting fees ?
Bob does, and this board seems to be hosted at Viero, so the fees are
in the hundereds of dollars a month.How would you feel if you worked for free, shelled out ~$250 out of pocket
and offered all this for free ? And then had people, without a clue
about the real mechanics, tell you it is all wrong ?I know what I would say !
poster:oracle
thread:6155
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020627/msgs/6187.html