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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Except for the most part they actually DO have much in common with the strangers that you refer to, right?  I mean, as you said, this site is heavily a single demographic.  It's largely the same demographic helping each other out.  It's also a demographic that needs less help than most others . . . [/quote]

Well, that's the thing. The person getting the help might be a Harvard-educated Brookings fellow who obviously is quite superior to our run-of-the-mill posters or it might be a low-life website owner. Either case, they get the same help because nobody knows which they are. Beautiful isn't it? Instead of producing reports tarnishing DCUM's reputation, those who want to assist the underserved should be helping them logon on here to get advice.
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Jeff, you should take a break. You are sounding more bitter and less sympathetic as this goes on. I am sure it's not intentional. Just take a breather. [/quote]

The study also didn't take into account that imo 25%-ish of the POSTS (of undetermined source -- more than just a FEW trolls?  Who knows?) are non-white, race-baiting trolls.  And another 25%-ish of the actual users are POC honestly trying to learn from, and contribute to, the forum.  And I'd guess the rest of the participants are of the relatively wealthy, white-person variety.  Overall, the site is useful, notwithstanding the race-baiting trolls, but his observation is 100% ignored by the Brookings thought leaders.

Someone truly interested in advancing the forum would not be going after Jeff for defending his creation from an obviously biased and shoddy piece of work.[/quote]

Where do you get that 25% of the users are non white race baiters? Why do you assume people that question why you don’t consider Banneker are non white? Why are you so afraid of looking in the mirror? Is it that much easier to just chalk up people that question your school choose if Latin/Basis over Banneker as race-baiting??[/quote]

Well, I wrote the comment, but your response has nothing to do with what I wrote.  But, to answer part of your question, the part about "race baiting" was based on my personal observations, after checking in every once and a while over the years.  I come here for information, not race-based hectoring from wounded people, but you take the good with the challenging in this world of ours.  I couldn't help but step in to defend Jeff, as I consider his contribution to our D.C. community to be one of value.[/quote]

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