Posted by willful on July 20, 2013, at 23:15:54
In reply to Re: I feel sad, posted by alexandra_k on July 20, 2013, at 0:21:14
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> > maybe since you dont read Lou's posts, you might want to think twice before insulting the intelligence of those of us who do and feel some responsibility to new posters to respond substantively to them.
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> I don't understand why you think that you have the responsibility to new posters to respond substantively to Lou's posts.
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> I thought insofar as there was a responsibility... It was to respond positively to the new posters.
>The nub of our disagreement then is that I do in fact think there is a responsibility to new posters who have been accused of terrible things upon their entry into our site, to attempt to limit the damage that some responses can have. And its imtention is to be supportive--supportive to new posters and old posters both, in attempting to protect the site iself and the potential for collective discussion. It hopes to reduce the risk that highly critical and harsh comments will push away those who could benefit from their presence here.
> Why focus so much on Lou if he upsets you? Or... If he doesn't upset you, then why focus so much on Lou?
See above.
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> As a new poster.... I'd be looking for the amount of support I got. Not at how much the community turned on the one post that (they thought) wasn't supportive enough. When I see people turned on each other / focusing on the negative in each other... I wonder when they might feel inclined to turn on me...
>You've said that you haven't been looking at these exchanges. Perhaps if you had, you and I would be on the same page.
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