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. I realize not everyone has that support system in place professionally
I voted no. One of the reasons I like this site is that it was open and inclusive. I enjoyed reading the opinions of everyone on here, including parents and coaches. Parents and coaches have different perspectives then us gymnasts on the same issue a lot of the time, and it was always very interesting to me to see into their mind and see how they think about different issues. Now not only can we not see into the coach's world, but we also aren't able to get into the coach's forum to see the old threads which were meant for everyone to see.
Then there is another question that begs to be answered. Why are coaches so special where they need their own private group but parents and gymnasts and judges and everyone else don't need their own too? I mean, fair is fair, right? If a parent has "sensitive" issues to discuss about a coach or other gymnast, or if a gymnast wants to talk about their coach or their parents in private, why is this site any less acceptable for those purposes then for coaches to do it?
Speaking from the gymnast's perspective, we definitely do talk about our parents and coaches to people we met on chalkbucket, but instead of posting it for the world to see online, we trade IM names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, facebook addresses, and discuss our issues off of this site. Nothing is preventing coaches from doing the same.
Closing argument: nothing that gets posted online is private. They teach us this in school, parents warn us about it all the time. If the issues that are being discussed are so "sensitive" such that they should not be posted in public, a message board is probably not the best place for them. There are coaches on this site who are not yet adults. And if a parent really wanted to get into the coach forum, i'm sure they could find a way.
I rest my case.
~Mike~
For those worried that the coaches will be in their private area talking about parents, gymnasts, etc, possibly in a disrespectful way.
Am I wrong to assume that the coaches area would still be moderated? Or does private mean private and anything goes? I can't imagine that the CB would allow an area for people to be disrespectful to others, etc, even if it was private. I have always found the CB to be a pretty safe place, open, yet not allowed to be rude, disrespectful, etc. I can't imagine it will change now.
So for JBS, Bog, other mods, will the Coaches forum be moderated just as a regular forum?
Thanks!
Bog, I don't think having a private coaches forum will change the way I use this board. I pretty much stay in the Parent forum and I have no problems with coaches and gymnasts reading what I write. If something personal or of a sensitive nature comes up, I'll do what I always do, suck it up, eat crow and write a check every month. The last thing I would ever do is write something on an internet forum that might be embarass anyone involved. I would expect others to follow the same decorum.
Coaches are already small close knit secretive group that stick together, I think we need to do more to change this and discourage dishing on parents and gymnasts.
If this site is known in the community as being parent and gymnast friendly, I think this is a good thing
Hi Linsul,
I can understand where you're coming from. If someone did that to me I would also be upset and want to leave. I can also understand why the owner of this site is taking measures so that you will stay. Please also understand that this isolated incident and the decisions being made because of it also affect the rest of us. I will reply to the rest of your post privately when I respond to the PM that you sent me.
Just a quick piece of info. We have had the private coaches forum for two days, we have about 48 coach members in it. There is not one post there at this point, meanwhile all other questions and threads are being answered by coaches.