[WikiEN-l] Re: Mediation board

[Timwi]

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