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Originally Posted by netseeker
Maybe it's just because i'm not a native speaker but All4Funs post doesn't "sound" fair against EA. Maybe i got it wrong - but i don't think so.
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i don't think All4Fun is trying to denigrate Ea. and i agree that it's important for members to feel they can express their feelings about the situation. but i think he makes a good point that today, the best thing to do for all of us is to move forward and think of news ways to improve the mobileread community and experience.
the conservatory was an experiment which did not give the results we hoped for ; alex made the decision to close it for the good of the community as a whole. we all are very sorry that some members like Ea ar disappointed by this, but if we are sorry to see how upset she is, imagine how we were feeling to see many many members feeling upset or uncomfortable and even deciding to leave because of the conservatory. overall, the conservatory was having a negative effect on the forum, and that is what we must consider, even though a decision like this will always cause some controversy.
as many people have pointed out, sometimes Alex and the mod team have to make very difficult decisions, and sometimes these decisions must be made without consulting the whole membership for a vote. this is part of what it means to be an administrator of a site.
i too hope that Ea will reconsider and continue to participate here because i think many people appreciate her contributions.
but i also really hope that now we can look to the future, rather than dwelling on difficult episodes of the past, and i think that is what All4Fun is suggesting as well.