Well let's go to Mr. Webster for a definition of mediation:
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"a mediating, intercession or friendly intervention, usually by consent or invitation, for settling differences between persons, nations, etc."
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How about the word 'mediate' itself?
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"1. to settle by mediation; to bring about by intervention.
2. to be the medium for bringing about (a result), conveying (an object), communicating (information), etc."
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People will come to the BOI, by their own consent to tell of a situation they have been in, are presently in, or perhaps will be in, involving another party. Normally they are consenting to the people frequenting this board to provide them with guidance, opinions, help, or advice on the matter. In other instances, it is the public exposure of wrong doing that they hope will prod along the other party to do 'the right thing', whatever, in their opinion, that may be. In some instances, the other party will get involved as well, and in some cases, a satisfactory resolution will be reached between both parties. In any event, even without a satisfactory resolution, people reading the information provided will form their own opinions about the people taking part in the attempted resolution. In nearly all cases, the BOI, acting mediatorially, may have helped one or more persons by providing the medium to have this information publicly displayed.
Does that help you understand, Jeff, what 'mediation' means?
I hope this helps you a bit.
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The BOI was not designed to do this.
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Oh, well pray tell, if you know what the BOI was designed for, and I don't, then please enlighten me. I must be confused about whom designed it and what his intentions were.......
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Do I have a better idea? Yes, I actually do.
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We are still all ears...........
Oh, and one last quote from another message:
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Unfortunately, it has become a place of accusations and poor mediation attempts. If everyone would use it as it was intended that would be great. I am currently being criticized in another thread by a person who claims he never received something he purchased from me. I admitted fault in the matter for not shipping the item timely, yet I am still being blasted. I posted the tracking numbers in the thread, posted an ad on Kingsnake with my phone number, and emailed all the affected parties. My point is, the board is being used in an improper manner against me (and certainly others).
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Me thinks your concerns are rather self centered, are they not? How about a show of hands from those people whom think the BOI is unfair? Now, let's look to see whom those hands belong to..........
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"a mediating, intercession or friendly intervention, usually by consent or invitation, for settling differences between persons, nations, etc."
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How about the word 'mediate' itself?
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"1. to settle by mediation; to bring about by intervention.
2. to be the medium for bringing about (a result), conveying (an object), communicating (information), etc."
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
People will come to the BOI, by their own consent to tell of a situation they have been in, are presently in, or perhaps will be in, involving another party. Normally they are consenting to the people frequenting this board to provide them with guidance, opinions, help, or advice on the matter. In other instances, it is the public exposure of wrong doing that they hope will prod along the other party to do 'the right thing', whatever, in their opinion, that may be. In some instances, the other party will get involved as well, and in some cases, a satisfactory resolution will be reached between both parties. In any event, even without a satisfactory resolution, people reading the information provided will form their own opinions about the people taking part in the attempted resolution. In nearly all cases, the BOI, acting mediatorially, may have helped one or more persons by providing the medium to have this information publicly displayed.
Does that help you understand, Jeff, what 'mediation' means?
I hope this helps you a bit.
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The BOI was not designed to do this.
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Oh, well pray tell, if you know what the BOI was designed for, and I don't, then please enlighten me. I must be confused about whom designed it and what his intentions were.......
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Do I have a better idea? Yes, I actually do.
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
We are still all ears...........
Oh, and one last quote from another message:
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Unfortunately, it has become a place of accusations and poor mediation attempts. If everyone would use it as it was intended that would be great. I am currently being criticized in another thread by a person who claims he never received something he purchased from me. I admitted fault in the matter for not shipping the item timely, yet I am still being blasted. I posted the tracking numbers in the thread, posted an ad on Kingsnake with my phone number, and emailed all the affected parties. My point is, the board is being used in an improper manner against me (and certainly others).
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Me thinks your concerns are rather self centered, are they not? How about a show of hands from those people whom think the BOI is unfair? Now, let's look to see whom those hands belong to..........