I thought about that, too, Jill, but actually it would be easier for me
because I'd be replying on feedback and a democratic system, so I wouldn't
have to mull it over and make a decision by myself.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:43 AM JILL PUNCHES <punches1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I like the ideas. It sounds like it may be a lot more work for you,
however, although recent events have been time consuming for many (even if
we’re not posting, some of us are thinking about it), so maybe this will
help avoid big blowups moving forward.
Thank you for serving as moderator, Teresa! I appreciate you!
Jill
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On Feb 27, 2021, at 3:58 AM, Teresa Hertzel <teresa.hertzel@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
email listserv (or a Whatsapp or whatever format suits them best) for their
I have sent a message to the OBA Board, suggesting that they start an
own OBA members. They can use it to communicate to their members about
upcoming events, field trips, policies, and anything else they wish to
share with their members. A Board meeting is scheduled for next week and I
hope they will consider this.
time and have discovered that there was a misinterpretation and
Meanwhile, Jeff Gilligan and Linda Fink have been friends for a long
misunderstanding between them, based on Linda's not knowing that Jeff was
the person who was being accused of bullying because she had not been
reading OBOL for awhile. I hope both of them will post here and explain it.
Jeff's knee-jerk reaction to the perceived betrayal by a friend was
inappropriate and I'm sure he will acknowledge that.
on OBOL (which of course will never happen, right?):
Here is an idea I had last night for helping control any future problems
or if you perceive someone bullying someone else, or behaving in a
If YOU perceive someone being unwelcoming or condescending to a newbie,
degrading way to another member, immediately forward that message to me
with your thoughts, even just one sentence about what you see. This should
only take you a few seconds, so it's not labor intensive for you. If at
least 10 (? not sure of the threshhold) people forward such a message to
me, I will immediately put that poster on Moderated Post and send him or
her a private message, and also write to the bullied one. That way, we have
a more democratic process, with everyone getting heard instead of just
unsubscribing in disgust. That way, all members also have more control and
don't have to feel helpless. I believe over time we can make newbies feel
more welcome and control the bullying and misogyny. This is just an idea,
but thought I'd put it out there for comment.
