On 2/21/07, Ron Ritzman ritzman@gmail.com wrote:
On 2/21/07, William Pietri william@scissor.com wrote:
When you (or anybody) write like this, I have to grit my teeth and make a strong effort to find the useful content that lies behind the contempt and acid words. If your goal is to get people to take your concerns seriously, there are more effective ways to go about things.
I think this essay on meta is relevant...
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_a_dick
From the essay...
"Being right about an issue does not mean you're not being a dick yourself! Dicks can be right — but they're still dicks; if there's something in what they say that is worth hearing, it goes unheard, because no one likes listening to dicks, no matter how right they are."
If more administrators would pay attention to this in the first place, then we wouldn't have problems with abusive administrators.
The problem is, way too many administrators feel they are free to be dicks because of their position, and then kick other people around for responding in kind.