Posted by Dr. Bob on September 12, 2013, at 23:03:56
In reply to What makes Babble worthwhile..., posted by Twinleaf on September 10, 2013, at 9:38:32
> I was just thinking about what makes me return to Babble ... and I think there is basically one reason. Despite everything, Babble has been a source of hope for those of us trying to improve the quality of our lives. ... Unfortunately, this source of support and hope has diminished markedly in recent years.
> I would love to see Babble solve it's problems. I find it hard to see the years of discussion about the civility rules, the blocking policies and the social media contacts essentially resulting in no changes. We could have used this time to arrive at policies which were far more acceptable to both Dr. Bob and to a majority of the community.
If the problem is less support and hope, then the answer would seem to be more support and hope.
It struck me that (1) this thread was started on Social and (2) there were a number of follow-ups to it, but none to a new poster asking for support immediately below it.
Bob
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