Now I'm Just Ranting, So Indulge Me This One Time And I Will Stop

[Cindy C.]

Pip:

> That's one of the things we're trying to decide. But in the state 
>of play at the moment, there were a few members of MEG who 
>announced that they would not be participating in MEG for a while, 
>but they wished to remain members of MEG, and there were other 
>members who hit the 'unsub' button and removed themselves 
>completely from the MEG group. 


Just to be clear, here is what I posted when I left MEG when I 
unsubscribed some months ago, *after* having been explicitly 
encouraged by several MEGs to take a break after all the Modgate 
stress:

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Hey all,

You know, this just isn't working out for me.  It's no big deal, 
really.  I think it best if I just take off for a while.  Maybe once 
things have settled down I'll try to come back.

Take care, and see ya on the list.

Cindy

 
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In reply, several MEGs wished me well and said they hoped I'd be 
back.  Prior to this, 3-4 MEGs had unsubbed and had been welcomed 
back upon request.  I had every reason to believe I could return 
when I was ready.

So I foolishly sat there, taking a break, getting my head together, 
trusting MEG to let me back when I was ready.  I was never informed 
that the MEG door was being slammed until *after* I asked to 
return.  IMHO, the fair and honorable way to handle this situation 
would be to grant my request, write to all of the other MEGs who 
left in reliance on the MEG "open door" policy and advise them that 
they come back now or not at all, and *then* implement the change.  
This policy change was retroactive, and that simply is not fair.  

This may be the decision of the majority, but that does not make it 
fair.  Or right.  Or defensible.

And now I find out that, not only am I Unwelcome on MEG because I 
was stupid enough to believe that MEG wouldn't treat me unfairly, I 
am less welcome on MEG than someone brand new who must be trained 
and will take some time to get up to speed?

Gah!  Man, I am such a *chump!*

Oh, well.  Trust, but verify.  Live and learn.  Rant Over.

FWIW, I agree wholeheartedly with Abigail that we can do fine if I, 
er, climb into the back seat.  I do believe in this project, and I 
have invested quite a bit of myself in it.  So let's get back to 
work, shall we?

Cindy -- feeling a bit punch drunk at the moment