If I might provide at least my, minor, perspective: there is a big
difference between "perspective" and "dissent" and some of your
communiques.
People, particularly at the Foundation, are hurting a lot right now.
And the tone of your messages has been a lot of: justifying actual
people being in actual pain and misery. "Lila is making great
changes!" "yes, but people are so hurt by the way it's been going on
they're going on _MEDICAL LEAVE_" "Oh yes but I support her continuing
work!"
"sorely under-represented perspective" or not, that kind of attitude
is of course going to piss people off. And it may be that denying the
value of peoples' experiences or dismissing their misery is not, in
fact, what you mean to be communicating. But it is how it's coming
out. For me, at least, that's why I find your emails frustrating.
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:13 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcoleecu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've just received this from someone called
billinghurst:
"Please stop this rebuttal of people's statements. Their opinions are as
valuable, if not more valuable than yours as statements. Your name is
appearing too often IMNSHO."
I thought I was bringing a sorely under-represented perspective to the ED
discussion on this list and wasn't aware I'd said or done anything
inappropriate here. I sincerely apologise if I have, but I'll need a bit
more guidance if that's the case. I see a lot of rebutting going on here. I
thought civil rebuttal was how rational argument progressed. But I've been
wrong before.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: billinghurst <billinghurstwiki(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:04 AM
Subject: Shared list
To: ahcoleecu(a)gmail.com
Please stop this rebuttal of people's statements. Their opinions are as
valuable, if not more valuable than yours as statements. Your name is
appearing too often IMNSHO.
- b
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