Well, it's been an interesting few days...
I just poured a glass of Old Monk Rum and reread this thread for about the fifth time today. Here are a few thoughts that resonate with me:
...this was quickly turning into another high-achieving demonstration of us being awful to each other.
I hope that going forward this can be handled openly and amicably.
...there was a lot of valuable discussion on those threads as well both around opinions about forum decorum as well as simply showing which users were willing and interested and able to pitch in and help...
Most of us don't give a damn about forum software. We just want proper governance. Someone to approve new users and ban the trolls...
To clarify, there isn't some secret cabal looking to supplant briv. Indeed, I think all of us want to collaborate with briv, statler, any anyone else who has the time in service of the broad dialog on Architecture, Urbanism, Historic Preservation, Real Estate, and Public Policy. As I said in an earlier (now vaporized) post, I'm on the side of the community we've created here.
When I've brought up the possible need for governance, duty cycles for mods and admins, and a (loosely defined) code of conduct, this isn't meant to be a criticism of the way archBoston has operated for the past fifteen (!) years, but instead, a response to the changing conditions and prevailing attitudes and behaviors on the internet -- when the rains come, pull the tarp on the field, drive more carefully, head indoors.
And to repeat myself, I don't seek a role as a mod or admin. If there's an inclusive poll and posters select me, I'll do my best to be evenhanded in whatever role I'm assigned.
So that's all I've got. Briv, if you wanna rap about any of this, please be in touch as you have been in the past. I'd like to help. Peace.
