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Re: volunteers

Posted by Dr. Bob on March 17, 2005, at 1:01:30

In reply to Re: but we can do some of that now » AuntieMel, posted by Toph on March 16, 2005, at 22:22:52

> Please don't ask for volounteers if you only have certain people in mind.
>
> It is exceptionally hurtful for someone to offer and for you to ignore them...
>
> alexandra_k

I don't only have certain people in mind. And if I ignored someone, it wasn't intentional, and I wish they'd contact me again.

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> couldn't a wise and just facilitator facilicate such a civil reconciliation by asking the parties to kiss and make up?
>
> Toph

Couldn't wise and just posters? I don't see myself as needed for that. I see myself as needed for failures to reconcile.

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> My recollection was that no one had any problem iwth the button idea

Sorry, I didn't mean to raise that issue again, let's redirect discussion of it back to that previous thread:

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050219/msgs/471936.html

> (p.s. There are problems with pure democracies. Didn't we de-facto consider you our representative in a representative democracy by choosing to post here?)
>
> Dinah

That's one way to look at it. But still it would be a question, what an *even more* democratic structure might be...

> Do you really want us to decide most / all things

Not now, no, but I do think I'd like to move in that direction, yes.

> Democracy = liberty freedom and justice for all
>
> alexandra_k

I disagree, democracy = more people being involved in determining the limits of liberty and freedom and the view of justice to be imposed.

> it dawns on me that I am giving two conflicting messages. One, for Bob to butt out and let us try to run the asylum, while, two, asking Bob to open up his role as more of a facilitator of positive group dynamic.
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> 3) people can be very comfortable with a less than optimal environment and resist any change.
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> Toph

Is any environment optimal? One way to look at it is that this site has selected for posters who are comfortable with, or at least willing to tolerate, me running it. Whereas a more democratic structure would require people who wanted to run it themselves. Again, if people would like to try, I'm still looking for volunteers. They can also contact current or past deputies rather than me if they'd prefer...

Bob

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