Posted by Dinah on January 31, 2005, at 4:06:46
In reply to Re: half-cozy, half-gated communities, posted by Gabbix2 on January 31, 2005, at 0:29:16
The reason why Dr. Bob and those of us who find the idea abhorrent will never even understand each other.
I was on to something in an earlier post.
Dr. Bob sees this as an accomodation. A parcel of land, a restaurant, a hotel. A server space. It isn't rude in a restaurant to offer rooms for private parties, even if it's in view to the other patrons, or to a hotel to offer private meeting rooms, even if they can be seen by other guests. A parcel of land I'd still have to disagree about since I find gated suburban communities to also be offensive.
While we see this as a community, a group of people, comprised of the posters themselves. We see Babble as Gabbi and Dinah and gg and SLS and Lar and the unfortunate departed from the community but still missed like Cam and Zen.
As long as Dr. Bob sees Gabbi and Dinah and Fallen as users of Babble, and Gabbi and Dinah and Fallen see themselves as parts of the many who make up Babble (like a coral community) and Dr. Bob as someone who provides space for Babble, it will be impossible to understand.
Unfortunately I could never see Babble as an accomodation. If Babble were an accomodation I'd have left long ago when I didn't like the service or the menu change. I love Babble as a community, even though the individuals who make up the community change more than I would wish.
I really wish Dr. Bob could see Babble as a community, not a restaurant, not an accomodation. It seems sad that the creator and administrator of Babble misses out on so much.
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