Please tell me precisely what's good about me

[tim]

Edit: Thank you for all the comments! I have now switched back to not allowing anonymous commenting. Also, I'm tracking IP addresses again for future comments, but IPs for comments on this post still won't be exposed to me. I can't disable comments on this post without hiding all the existing comments, so I won't, but I don't need any more for now :) Here's why I did this experiment.

I'm doing an experiment (and will reveal why after I've gotten some data). I've temporarily enabled anonymous commenting for this post (actually my entire journal since you can't do it post-by-post, shhh) and I'm temporarily not tracking IP addresses (eventually I will turn that back on, but Dreamwidth won't show me the IP addresses for comments posted in the interim). Anonymous comments will be screened, and as usual, I'll unscreen them unless you say "Don't unscreen this".

With that said: tell me what you like about me, or what you think is good about me. One or two sentences is okay; if you want to say more, that's okay too. It would help if you could be as precise as possible, but don't obsess too much. Just say what you would say if somebody called you up and said they're checking my background, and to just say whatever comes to mind about me. You have the choice of commenting as yourself, or anonymously.

I'm not intending for this to be a meme, but feel free to make it one. I didn't come up with the idea, though.

Comments

[juli]

Tim is a very reflective person who has the capacity to learn from his mistakes, and a willingness to make them. He is deeply-engaged around issues of social justice and is not at all afraid to take unpopular positions in the cause of right. Tim challenges empty rhetoric directly and does not tolerate even passive acquiescence to something he knows is wrong. While I have not always shared Tim's perspective on issues we both care about, I find him to be a person of integrity and seriousness, who gives deep thought to his positions, and investigates his own biases deeply. I am always appreciative of Tim's ability and willingness to advocate for others, and hope that he will continue to grow in his ability to advocate for himself. While Tim is a very serious person at heart, he is not so earnest as to be unapproachable, nor does he shy away from enjoyment of life and relationships with others. Tim is very capable of relaxing and pursuing pleasure and leisure when appropriate, but he also does not neglect his convictions in doing so. Tim is not exploitative of others, and takes responsibility for the things he enjoys. Tim is critical without losing his ability to connect with others. Tim is often fun to be around, and is pleasantly-talkative. Tim is a very encouraging friend, and a trustworthy confidant.