Anthere wrote:
The incentive for spending most of your free time as a mediator is very very very low. [...] There are few things that can help you going on. One of these things is that a disputant thanks you for the time you spent. A thank you note is not "crap". It is something important for the well-being of a mediator. It is worthwhile, at least for a second, the second you spend reading the note.
Oh my gosh, I so totally completely know what you are talking about. I can sympathise with this so much, it's almost scary. Yes, I know, I'm not a mediator... but I'm a LiveJournal Support volunteer, and the situation you describe is almost the same there.
Timwi