Posted by allisonm on February 10, 2001, at 9:27:28
In reply to Re: please be civil » Tracy , posted by Dr. Bob on February 10, 2001, at 1:59:42
I feel badly about this. I'm not sure that blocking Tracy was the right thing to do.
I felt Tracy's frustration, but her impatience and what felt to me like a demanding attitude bothered me a lot.
It felt (to me) like another example of the current climate where it seems the gloves are off and emotions rubbed raw. However, if we're to maintain any sense of a supportive community here, I think we need to keep some type of decorum and respect for each other. How to enforce that or remind people of it? My words only made the situation worse, but I'm not sure that blocking someone in this much distress is the answer either.
No one else seemed too bothered by Tracy's attitude. I know I exacerbated her irritation -- part of it was with my words, part of it was her perception of my words. I regret the way it escalated. It takes two to do this, and I see now I should have bowed out after my first post was rejected, or just should not have bothered to post in the first place. Maybe I'm just the one rubbed raw.
Allison
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