[Neighbors] Some Ideas on our email list and our work as a neighborhood

[Stephen Mullens]

right on!

On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 2:19 PM Gary Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Friends and neighbors, This email list has huge value. This is where we
> put our ideas on the table and all can discuss them.
>
> I offer a couple ideas that might help us keep it effective. At our face
> to face meetings people agree to standards of conduct that make our
> meetings respectful and productive. A couple of those are: We discuss
> ideas, not people. We focus on our common ground: our love of Nob
> Hill.  Individuals who post on our email list generally observe standards
> like this. We’ve seen hundreds of posts where we learn and develop
> solutions.
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> When we focus on people or engage in harsh rhetoric instead of ideas we
> pay a price. People leave the list. People who have stepped up and worked,
> when they come under harsh criticism, they pull back. People who are
> considering getting involved, when they see harsh rhetoric, say, “Why would
> I want to be part of that?” In each case we lose their contribution. We
> lose opportunities.
>
> Neighborhood associations have very real limits on power; no employees, no
> police power, no authority over city resources. What we have is soft power;
> advocacy. Nob Hill’s board and neighbors are good at this. But a handful of
> people can only do so much. A larger body of people can do more. Keep
> stepping up. We can address problems on our own too. 3,000 households are
> stronger than a few dozen. We can each do our part. We can treat one
> another well. That’s the kind of community I want to be part of.
>
>
>
> #VivaNobHill
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>
> Gary Eyster
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