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Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 7:09:45

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

What?!!!

Can we report the administrator's own posts as uncivil here?

blech.

pc

 

What the heck

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 8:51:21

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 7:09:45

> What?!!!
>
> Can we report the administrator's own posts as uncivil here?
>
> blech.
>
> pc

I'm having trouble on many levels with this one.

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 9:45:17

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

Hehehe! Lake Wobeher!

You're funny!

((((((((((((Dr. Bob)))))))))))))

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 12:19:44

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

I don't understand.

Went right over my head, apparently.

But I am tending to feel uncomfortable, and as if what I thought was a thoughtful discussion has now been dismissed or something

I know I am probably overreacting. Happens as a result of lack of understanding and information.

Can you explain your joke, Dr. Bob?

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 12:22:24

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

Lake Wobegon....Garrison Keillor??

 

Re: potential..i hope no one expected better. (nm) » Dr. Bob

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 12:38:18

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » 10derHeart

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 13:17:00

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob, posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 12:19:44

I don't understand either. lol

I just thought Lake Wobegon was a funny name. hehe

:)

Deneb

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 13:21:09

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » 10derHeart, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 13:17:00

Oops, I mean Wobeher lol

Wobegon, Wobeher, funny play on words

 

Re: What the heck » PartlyCloudy

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 13:32:55

In reply to What the heck, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 8:51:21

> > What?!!!
> >
> > Can we report the administrator's own posts as uncivil here?
> >
> > blech.
> >
> > pc
>
> I'm having trouble on many levels with this one.

I certainly can understand that you're having trouble with this post.

It is the fox in the chicken house now. Unheard of on a support forum of any kind and certainly not on a mental health support site that is owned and administrated by an M.D.

I'm very sorry, NFP..........xoxoxoxoMissSafeLove
>

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » PartlyCloudy

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 13:34:58

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 7:09:45

As Bob Dylan sang "we all gotta serve somebody".......who could this incivility be reported to? I have my thinking cap on.......

 

Re: idea for Babble... need clowns + ringmaster? (nm) » Dr. Bob

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 13:41:34

In reply to Re: I have an idea for Babble, posted by Dr. Bob on July 3, 2010, at 2:25:00

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Deneb

Posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 14:46:39

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 13:21:09

>Wobegon, Wobeher, funny play on words

Depends on context, timing, appropriateness, I suppose.

I just think Dr. Bob might ought to explain his cryptic postings, especially when they are possibly being misunderstood....or in my case, not understood at all.

 

Re: potential for hurt » Dr. Bob

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 15:06:34

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 8, 2010, at 4:10:54

> > I think it's rude in a community to tell people they aren't helpful. Or even that they weren't as helpful as Poster X.
> >
> > Dinah
>
> > I guess it has a lot of potential to hurt people's feelings imo without much usefulness to those whose posts were somehow less helpful. I mean, how does it help me to know that my thoughts on an issue weren't helpful to someone?
> >
> > Willful
>
> That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average.
>
> Bob


Wikipedia:

The Lake Wobegon effect

Main article: Illusory superiority
The characterization of the fictional location, where "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average," has been used to describe a real and pervasive human tendency to overestimate ones achievements and capabilities in relation to others.

The Lake Wobegon effect, where all or nearly all of a group claim to be above average, has been observed among drivers, CEOs, stock market analysts, college students, parents, and state education officials, among others.

Dr. Bob?

~Jade


 

Re: potential2hurt, potentia 2help...i'm w/you.... (nm) » 10derHeart

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 15:07:12

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Deneb, posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 14:46:39

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help

Posted by 8675309 on July 8, 2010, at 15:09:02

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Deneb, posted by 10derHeart on July 8, 2010, at 14:46:39

If there was an attempt at ?humor? or candor, it has fallen short of its mark. AND just because a star pupil suggests something does not meam the otjher pupils deserve dismissiveness if there is disagreement.

 

Re: potential for hurt

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 15:39:34

In reply to Re: potential for hurt » Dr. Bob, posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 15:06:34

Oh, I think I get it now!

Dr. Bob kind of made fun of us, but in a good way that compliments us. I think he is basically saying that instead of Babblers overestimating their abilities like regular people, we underestimate ourselves (when everyone assumes their posts will not be selected as helpful).

I think Dr. Bob is saying we are more helpful than we think, and our answers are more valuable than we assume.

Dr. Bob is just saying that Babblers should see all the good they do and try not to focus on all the negatives. It's like CBT really, we need to see ourselves in our true light. Normal people see themselves as better than others and we see ourselves as worse, but neither are right.

 

Re: potential for hurt » Deneb

Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 15:52:07

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 15:39:34

And this would help that how? No matter how it's structured, I see more people feeling bad than good.

 

Re: potential for hurt... i don't agree (nm) » Deneb

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 15:59:31

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 15:39:34

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » 8675309

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 16:03:01

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by 8675309 on July 8, 2010, at 15:09:02

"AND just because a star pupil suggests something"

I like the "star pupil" statement. Makes it easier for me to process. Thanks, Faye

 

Re: potential for hurt » Dinah

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 16:03:28

In reply to Re: potential for hurt » Deneb, posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 15:52:07

> And this would help that how? No matter how it's structured, I see more people feeling bad than good.

I know *I* am feeling that way. This does not bode well for my decision to return here. What was I thinking??!! "Danger, Will Robinson!!"

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Deneb

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 16:05:16

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 13:21:09

> Oops, I mean Wobeher lol
>
> Wobegon, Wobeher, funny play on words

Funny like a blonde joke, IMO.
Not funny. I have interpreted this very differently.
pc

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Deneb

Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 16:17:16

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 6:07:12

> Hey Dinah,
>
> I bet almost all of your posts would get selected as best answer! You're one of the most helpful people on Babble!
>
> Deneb

I suppose that over time i'd be both helpful and unhelpful in posting. The funny thing is that being labeled either would be uncomfortable in different ways. Do you imagine I'd want my post to be rated "best" answer any more than I'd like to be considered unhelpful?

If this were a forum about transmissions or spark plugs, I can see the benefit of encouraging expert factual responses and discouraging others. On a forum about mental health issues it seems less a good idea. To the extent Babble is a community, I don't see it as appropriate. In a community, all members should be valued because all members are part of the community.

 

Re: I have an idea for Babble

Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 16:22:03

In reply to Re: I have an idea for Babble, posted by Dr. Bob on July 3, 2010, at 2:25:00


> If people felt bad about not having many points, maybe others could help them with their answers, or not to feel so bad about it?
>
> Bob

Perhaps it's difficult for a brilliant and reticent mastermind to understand why this would be even more upsetting to the rest of us.

 

Re: potential for hurt..shows a lack of class.. (nm) » Deneb

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 16:36:02

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 15:39:34

 

Re: I have an idea for Babble :-) (nm) » Dinah

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 16:39:03

In reply to Re: I have an idea for Babble, posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 16:22:03


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