Posted by Dinah on May 22, 2005, at 19:53:30
In reply to Re: team effort, posted by so on May 22, 2005, at 19:29:57
> > I trust Dr. Bob completely.
>
> Yes, I recall a recent post in which you compared him to god.Sigh. You know better than that.
I didn't say I thought he was perfect, or flawless. He and I butt heads regularly, as I'm sure you know.
I trust him, and I trust him appropriately. I trust him to do the things (or not to do the things) that he has shown consistently that he will (or will not) do. I trust him to be kind. I trust him to be consistent unto himself. I trust him to be discreet (more discreet than I'd like on occasion). I trust him to behave with decorum and dignity. I trust him to always have the best interests of Babble in his mind, although I don't trust him to have the *right* ideas about how to go about it (which would, of course, be mine). I trust him to forgive, and to be willing to start over. I trust him to understand meltdowns. I trust him to try to change in some ways, if he clearly understands what people are looking for and why.
I also trust him to be stubborn, and almost impossible to sway. I trust him to be maddeningly elusive and enigmatic. And while I trust him to be intelligent and witty, I also trust him to be astonishingly difficult to converse with at times.
And please don't take that second paragraph out of context of the first. Everyone is made up of strong and weak points, and most people's weak points are the flip sides of their strong sides. The things that character-wise make it possible to run a place like this under nearly constant attack are also the things that make him frustrating at times.
I like Dr. Bob. I care about Dr. Bob. I trust Dr. Bob. I don't worship Dr. Bob or think he's perfect. This isn't a cult. If you leave the Admin board, you'll see that Dr. Bob doesn't play the major role in interactions here. We do.
Babble suits some people. It doesn't suit others. And why shouldn't that be ok? There is absolutely no way for Babble (or any other place, institution, etc.) to suit everyone.
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