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In lugnet.admin.general, Terry Prosper wrote:
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And Larry has this talent for bringing the worst out of everybody and
making this place a very unpleasant place.
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Hello Terry,
Larry is really a great guy once you get to know him. Yes, he can be
brash at times, but he means well. Lord knows I’ve had my disagreements
with Larry, but we work through those and we are the better for it.
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Especially since he’s an Admin... I still can’t understand how such
a person could have so much power here...
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Larry brings a LOT to the table and I am proud to know him and work with
him. He has a huge amount of experience within the community, loads of
respect for what the community stands for, and has been a key contributor
at LUGNET since, well, even before it went live. Honestly, I can’t think
of another AFOL who has been through thick and thin over the past 8 years
-- who has always always always been on top of things in the community and
has never, amazingly, taken any sort of visible haitus from the hobby. I
also have seen -- and continue to see in Larry -- highly admirable
organizational and architectural skills and often surprisingly cogent
visions for the future. Often when we debate technical things, I find
myself agreeing months later that he was right all along. These are some
of the reasons he’s on the admin team.
That said, no one is perfect. And as people who want to do well unto
others, we are always learning. It would help Larry (and all of us) best
if you could form your thoughts into constructive feedback as to what you
feel makes things unpleasant and why. Probably private e-mail, although
a gentle, polite public post can sometimes stimulate thoughtful discussion,
as we’ve seen over the years.
Anyway, I don’t know if you were around in 1998-9, but I was quite a tyrant
at times around here when I was still learning the ropes. I rubbed a lot
of people the wrong way, brought out the worst in other people as well as
myself, burned many bridges accidentally, and spent a long time making
amends. Fortunately, some people (Larry being one of them) pulled me
aside occasionally and let me know when I was being hurtful to others when
I was blind to it -- and they explained this gently, helping me see how I
could change my approach. My point in bringing this up is that I think
Larry is phenominal job given the time he’s been on it.
--Todd
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| (...) Taking no sides here, as I do not know the person, but Chris, with all due respect, your post is insulting to me. I use this word as I please and I do not feel less intelligent because of it. "Maybe you should study a little"? What are you, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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