So, UCD: what's wrong with agreeing that he'd made a mistake, and letting him get back to his excellent work a bit wiser?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:50 PM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UC] which bad thing? I don't think we've learned anything substantial beyond the loss of John Fenton. When the news broke, there were any number of accounts, and any number of theories. In the first place, _did _Fenton have his crew do anything for the Knox campaign that day? I've heard tales that the kid who'd _claimed_ this had rescinded his claim, and Jannie Blackwell called it a lie, but I ain't heard any solid answers on this. And _if_ it happened, then why? Well, it doesn't seem likely that Fenton or UCD are closet Knox supporters, and I recall Lewis Wendell getting flak for something involving Michael Nutter a few months back. It seems far _more_ plausible, to me, that someone under Knox or Blackwell might've asked John for some effort, and John may have agreed merely to be a decent guy. After all, it was a community event... and nobody who wants good relations with the community wants to piss off the local City Councilperson. If _that_ was the case, then both Fenton and UCD were put in a bad position. (I am not surprised that the people complaining about UCD haven't pursued this alternate theory.) If this did come down to an error in judgment on John's part... then firing him is a severe black mark against UCD. The guy does a great job. He's probably the one asset UCD has that's universally praised around here. (And yes, I suspect many UCD 'critics' are privately ecstatic that Fenton's gone; makes their hobby even easier.) So, UCD: what's wrong with agreeing that he'd made a mistake, and letting him get back to his excellent work a bit wiser? So UCD followed institutional procedure; whether or not Fenton did anything wrong, it _could_ become a problem for UCD, so Fenton had to go. It's safer that way. But it makes UCD look pretty bad. We like to think of a community as something that's a bit more, well, understanding. Look at the petition that waas organzied in support of John Fenton. Decent community managers would have considered that, or addressed it. Who wants a community managed like a corporate culture? (Of course, all of the above is _moot_ if it turned out that Fenton really _did_ abuse his authority to support Knox, screaming "Yes! I did it! I loved doing it! And I'd do it again! Muhahahaha!" at his interrogators during the investigation.) ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
