JAY JG wrote:
From: Anthere anthere9@yahoo.com
I feel there is a general direction for failing to support the "victim" during the conflict, either by lack of time, or by lassitude (because we have seen that happening so many times) or by fear, to support her only at the last point (when she is threatening to leave).
Sadly, most editors actually support the person inside themselves, but do not say so either because they believe the "victim" is strong enough, or because they fear becoming targets themselves.
Or because they fear being accused of being part of a cabal, "meatpuppets", etc.
The lack of time argument is probably the strongest. The output from the mailing lists is huge. When a particular communication begins with A complaining about B's behaviour the delete button looks very attractive, especially if the complaint involves a long-winded rant.
If I want to fairly consider FuelWagon's actions, I need to consider how long it's going to take me to get up to speed on what's been happening. How much unpleasant nonsense will I need to wade through to get at the truth.
Ec