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Originally Posted by LizaJane
I mean, yeah, "anonymous" posts over and over on this thread suggesting we check the flickr sites where John posts his photos of his life. No ill intentions, she/he says. Nothing meant by it. But of course, that's a bit disingenuous. Anonymous has feelings about John blatantly showing how much fun he is having during his summer while he has not been attending to us. And I feel the same.
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Just a few words to clarify...
I believe LizaJane’s post truly sums up most peoples’ feelings about the situation. Ultimately under the current circumstances, JL can do whatever he wants, since he is the one and only person who “holds the key” to BT1 and its hardware/software. I just felt it strange and ironic that although several people were strongly insisting that he was “away from Boston” traveling during the Summer and couldn’t fix the server even if he wanted to, that the photos on his flickr page seemed to tell another story. Yes, he had been traveling over the summer, but it also was
apparent that he had been back in town several times as well. He certainly deserves to have a life and I don’t fault him at all for wanting to have a little fun during the summer. What was confusing to me was the lack of updates on the BT main page, especially since he had stated that this is how he would keep everyone updated. As I have stated before, just a few one/two-liners stating,
“Sorry folks, I’m still busy and will get to it just as soon as I can.” I believe would have put most people at ease. I am also not mad, just very confused and somewhat frustrated with the whole situation. Perhaps there is still a good explanation for the situation, but I just have no idea what it might be.
Also since BT has grown so large, has become so prominent, and is now a critical link for medical information and support for over 50,000 users, I truly believe (voluntary or not) that it deserves more than part-time technical support. If JL and the current BT BOD cannot provide this, then perhaps it should go back to MGH (if they would take it) or perhaps be supported by a 3rd party server farm.
P.S.
Thanks again to ZS for providing excellent help and a “diplomatic” point of view during this situation.
