The Question and Answer Board

[Was (Bob)]

This has been bugging me since last night and I knew I had to be doing something wrong and couldn't figure out what it was until I read JXM's excellent post about the types of communities.

What I did wrong was I had a set of rules in my head for how I wanted this particular neighborhood (this thread) to run and subconsciously assumed that everyone knew what I was thinking. Bad mistake. Maybe I'm so used to people knowing how I feel about things that when I change my tolerance levels, I forget to let anyone know. Or maybe I just shouldn't have been awake so late. Either way, I screwed up.

I have revised the header to this thread to state openly that I don't want the battles from elsewhere being brought to this thread and don't want this thread being used for even the *slightest* bit of negative commentary about other people. Basically, I don't want even the tiniest hint of SI's "Welcome" thread's frequent misuse (as a sounding board to complain about other people and attack them) to show up here. This thread is a place to hammer out issues with the site's technology and philosophy, and to get clairification on the inevitable gray areas. I'm also fine with it being used as just a kind of hangout. I'll let my hair down a bit here and just hang out, and hope others will too.

So, all that said, here's the main thing:

Mr. Mark, I apologize not only for my over-reaction to your post, but for not giving one iota of a hint beforehand that I didn't want that kind of thing on this thread or that something that I wouldn't have even blinked at on SI would be something I'd delete here. I will not restore your post, but I am going to delete Jenna's in which she made the derogatory comments about the people on Silicon Investor in general. I spoke with her about those comments last night and am satisfied that we understand each other and that her intent was not to belittle the users of the site so much as the site itself.

Further, to characterize your post as a "personal attack" was wrong. That term, as it was used on SI, implies a certain amount of vehemence that just wasn't in your post.

All, I hope we're clear on the rules for this particular thread.

Regards,

HuBob
Just another human