Posted by SLS on September 15, 2006, at 16:35:30
In reply to Maybe it's some character flaw of mine, but » SLS, posted by Racer on September 15, 2006, at 15:41:42
> > > "It would also be an interesting experiment to see how serial public disputations affect the psyches of those being accused of misconduct on a regular basis."
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> > > It's not pretty. But I best not discuss this publicly, not now.
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> > Ok.
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> > I look forward to seeing an argument made for complete transparancy.
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> >
> > - Scott
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> You won't get any such argument from me.
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> It may be that I'm shallow, or not interested enough in larger issues like Truth or Justice, but honestly? I think complete transparency is usually a bad idea -- except in many sorts of glass and some forms of acrylic.
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> Transparency in complaints against deputies and other posters, for instance, seem like a great way to make people feel unnecessariy bad. Much better, from my perspective, to do that sort of thing privately, so that spankings -- if any -- can be private. It feels more respectful, to me, and I can't see why it wouldn't get the job done just as efficiently without hurting any feelings.
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> Again, this is my perspective, and maybe it's a character flaw on my part. I just don't see any compelling reason to risk hurting feelings needlessly.
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> I guess the office analogy resonates a great deal with me, because I keep coming back to how I've felt when castigated in front of other employees.
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> The answer, by the way, is pretty $h*tty.
Well, I guess there are no in-betweens. You either make it completely transparant or completely invisible.Throughout this tiny debate - and I do mean tiny - I have remained of the opinion that complaints made against deputies should be handled via email to Dr. Bob or by any mechanism he puts in place that will handle the complaints privately and invisibly. However, I am still interested to hear opposing views to learn from. I think the desirability of transparancy varies from situation to situation.
There really isn't much to be debated in this matter. It really is tiny. It is the protection of those people who have invested themselves as volunteers, donating great amounts of time and effort in reviewing and evaluating the activity on 20 different posting boards, helping to maintain the operation of this website that is of the highest priority. These are real human beings with real thoughts and feelings. Any discussion of transparancy in this situation seems like an academic exercise and does not rise to the level of importance as does the protection of those thoughts and feelings. I don't think there is any danger of deputies being brought before the public to be scrutinized through a presentation of disputation for all the world to see. I think people can sit back, relax and perhaps contemplate the unmitigated impudence of cowbirds for laying their eggs in other birds' nests.
- Scott
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