Posted by Dr. Bob on July 6, 2005, at 2:06:20
In reply to Re: the next best thing, posted by Dinah on June 20, 2005, at 23:31:21
> > So it would be OK for them to read a small board, even if it didn't have any openings, as long as they wished to participate = join some small board?
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> That would be a definite step in the right direction. Since it would decrease the chance of someone stumbling into what looked like a situation where they would be welcomed, when in actuality they would not.Let me try this again. The key is them knowing what they're getting into?
> My feelings were hurt when you slapped my hand over the party
Sorry about that! Can you give me a link? I'd like to take another look...
> Psychological feels so warm and cozy... What a testament to the warm and welcoming nature of Babblers.
Babblers are great! But the same porridge can be just right for some and too hot or too cold for others...
> the point I am unwilling to concede is that there are more polite and less polite (polite in the considerate and thoughtful meaning of the word, not as in meaningless protocol), and more divisive and less divisive, ways of achieving the same goals, and that more polite and less divisive ways are far preferable.
I agree. So the goal is to come up with a more polite and less divisive way?
Bob
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