pulelehua
Well-known member
This is going to get locked, I'm sure, but I just wanted to say:
Having been attacked, flamed, blasted, call it what you will, in another thread, I've been doing some thinking. It's always odd to try to say something in a level-headed way and have people misinterpret your feelings, your tone, etc. When the other thread was locked, I had that feeling of "but I just wanted to say..."
And then I thought, that must be what the UU moderators have been feeling about the questions about their changes to the membership. They had positive intentions which weren't universally understood. I think that, as unfortunate as any misunderstanding may have been, equally unfortunate was the reaction of those on the other side of the argument.
I think that is the bane of the electronic age. Tone of voice. Add to that differences in culture, geography and communication, and the odds of a community this size communicating well 100% of the time are probably remote.
This is a business enterprise. That probably wasn't how it started, but it certainly has become one. There are products. Membership is another product. There has to be some balance/remuneration for all the work put in by the moderators.
My reading of many recent threads is that there has been a lot of emotion, and a lot of frustration, amongst those closest to the UU. I think that has led occasionally to some of us on the fringe being treated quite aggressively when we're raising questions and concerns.
I, personally, have never written any message to this forum with any strong amount of emotion, and would like to think that I could expect to be treated with a similar lack of aggression.
Thanks for your time.
John
Having been attacked, flamed, blasted, call it what you will, in another thread, I've been doing some thinking. It's always odd to try to say something in a level-headed way and have people misinterpret your feelings, your tone, etc. When the other thread was locked, I had that feeling of "but I just wanted to say..."
And then I thought, that must be what the UU moderators have been feeling about the questions about their changes to the membership. They had positive intentions which weren't universally understood. I think that, as unfortunate as any misunderstanding may have been, equally unfortunate was the reaction of those on the other side of the argument.
I think that is the bane of the electronic age. Tone of voice. Add to that differences in culture, geography and communication, and the odds of a community this size communicating well 100% of the time are probably remote.
This is a business enterprise. That probably wasn't how it started, but it certainly has become one. There are products. Membership is another product. There has to be some balance/remuneration for all the work put in by the moderators.
My reading of many recent threads is that there has been a lot of emotion, and a lot of frustration, amongst those closest to the UU. I think that has led occasionally to some of us on the fringe being treated quite aggressively when we're raising questions and concerns.
I, personally, have never written any message to this forum with any strong amount of emotion, and would like to think that I could expect to be treated with a similar lack of aggression.
Thanks for your time.
John