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> But the opposite, totally free-wheeling discussion leads to anarchy and
> BeeSource. That’s where moderation comes in. Imperfect, but blunts excesses
> on both sides of the spectrum.
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I was there when the Bee Source split occurred and moderation started (I
was asked to be a moderator). The list, early on, was supported by
academics and scientists who departed rather quickly when confronted by the
anecdotal beekeepers who knew everything and attacked science. FGMO was the
killing trigger that caused the rift. The true believers picked up their
true beliefs in FGMO and left. The remainder is what what you mostly see
now, talented beekeepers who often have advanced degrees but morel likely
have lots of experience and inquisitive minds and are not afraid to try
something and put their results before the group and too often see it
shredded. I welcomed that, because it improved my beekeeping and kept me
from disasters of my own making. But you have to have thick skin and not
take it personally.
I follow in Allen's approach and would have been a less generous moderator
than Aaron, which is part of why I did not accept the offer. I saw what
happened with FGMO (I was threatened with a lawsuit on that one).
To put it mildly, the last exchange that Allen allowed was disgusting from
all parties. Lots of anger. This has happened before and one party was
banned from the list for a considerable length of time. Were I on the "BeeL
board" I would suggest a "Time out" message that informs the poster that
they have violated the norms of the list and they are to cool down and
clean up their act or be blocked from posting for a specified length of
time. Most here do not violate the norms of society, but some do. Humility
helps a lot before you post. Hard to do all the time because we all tend to
think we know more than we actually do.
Another long term beekeeper and I were standing together at a recent State
meeting and many beekeepers came up to us to ask questions. During a lull,
I turned to him and said, "They trust us so much because we have been
keeping bees for so long. It would be terrible to tell them that we still
don't know crap."
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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