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Hi Teresa Q and all,
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OK, you're in the 12 step/tradition universe -- I think you're getting overly hung up on terminology -- A "Chair" still has powers that a typical member would not, same with a "Secretary" -- so there is still "power-over", as feminists would call it. "Owner" and "Moderator" just reflect functions. If we are saying there is no hierarchy, no difference in power, between "Chair" and "Secretary" and "Member", we are lying to ourselves. And, you're kinda asking a very large universe, the entire groups.io universe, to change their existing terminology, to fit what you want. No offense, so then, what if someone else wants to call this "Raptor" and "plant eater", and "plant", or somesuch?? does groups.io then change to that?? etc? I have been goddess willing, sober for 31 years -- initially I tried to join several 12 step groups, but was very put off by their rigidity, and I do realize not all such are like that.? But you might consider focusing on the substance, and not just the terminology.? Yep, terminology CAN matter a lot!? (feminist here!) -- but in this instance, it seems like it's not such a big difference from what you're currently using -- and if you have a totally nonhierarchical online universe, you end up with usenet -- which became very hostile chaos pretty quickly. *** On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 01:11 AM, TeresaQ wrote:
Our group is a 12 Step/Tradition program group. I realize Yahoo had "owners" while other forums tend to have "administrators". For any of us in the group to feel a need to be owner goes against our Traditions of equality. Trying to be Tradition minded on the internet hierarchy format is close to impossible, I realize. I don't know how much could be changed.... |
