Comments on: yikes

By: Abapopaxy

Abapopaxy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:37:23 +0000

I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:57:41 +0000

Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi

By: mlk

mlk — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:46:54 +0000

A-E wrote (eons ago . . . way back on 4/13) “Perhaps there is no technical solution to human nature, though so many opportunities for technological exploitation of human nature.”

I wonder sometimes why we expect technology to somehow change human nature. sometimes it seems rather to amplify it — like the rudeness of folks who answer cell phones at inopportune times instead of turning them off or silencing them.

Louise’s comment immediately after about her experience as a poster is (almost) identical to my own.

and now I’m going to go back and read what others have posted. whether it’s a good idea or not, I’m responding to what resonated with me. a rather daring move, but this seems to be a safe place to take risks . . .

my thanks to all who’ve made it so.

By: artgirlxx

artgirlxx — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:41:07 +0000

I have never posted here, but feel compelled to now. I love these “conversations”. I was telling a friend of mine last night about this site and the lively wonderful community that it has fostered. I have not perceived this group or their comments as clique-ish, but rather (although I have not posted), by the nature of their concerns they have made me feel like I am part of a larger women’s community. The reason I have not posted has more to do with my wallflower nature, not the flavor of the group. Alison rocks!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:25:44 +0000

It seems like the multiple sides of this conversation have been pretty well stated. I do want to add that I agree with the assessment of Van and a few other posters on here – whatever the reactions that folks had to Alison’s suggestion, the hostile and injured tone taking by many in their responses seemed completely inappropriate. Like Van I find it completely ridiculous that Alison ended up apologizing for making a simple suggestion that merely sought to reorganize her OWN page, and did not devalue anyone. I hope she will receive some apologies from posters…

By: JK

JK — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:12:37 +0000

I’ve posted a couple times too and haven’t seen people respond to them. Makes me feel a little better that others have had this experience and have felt funky about it. BUT I really like a lot of the “regulars’” postings – I read ‘em all when I feel like it, I don’t when I don’t, and on occasion I use FireFox’s “find” function to hone in on a particular topic. That said, if newcomers came and were more interested in discussing Alison’s work and less interested in lots of vibrant far-reaching queer-positive community… then…

By: Pam I

Pam I — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:13:38 +0000

Jen, if numbers of posts have dropped it’s likely to be that “retired, hurt” is where some regular posters are right now.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:36:15 +0000

Well, you have to admit it does seem to work–the two latest posts seem to have a much more managable return numbers wise

By: rin

rin — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:38:48 +0000

“Until I start paying for the website, Allison B. owes me or you nothing. As far as I’m concerned, she can organize the site any way she wants – she’s paying for it. (And these puppies do cost some hard bucks to maintain.)”

here here!!

By: Marj

Marj — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:20:55 +0000

Somewhere up there I read I don’t have to read all the posts before making one of my own (hurrah – that’s what usually stops me) so apologies if someone’s already said something along these lines, but is anyone familiar with Criag’s List? I sometimes read the w4w (blog? chatroom? thread? I don’t know what it is, really – insufficient technical knowledge). That format seems ideal – everything is in the same place, but you don’t have to read each person’s whole input, just the first line; plus you can add your comment wherever it’s relevant.

For the record, I love AB, and I love all you regulars too – as an habitual lurker, I don’t feel excluded at all, more like a shy person at a party of generous souls – but in the end it is AB’s baby, so it is up to her to do with it what she will. It is incredibly generous of her to give so much of herself. (Alison – if you have managed to hang in this far – thank you!)