A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Hey, everyone? Chill.
ita:
But if msbelle and Jesse believe their points, and you come to believe yours, what's the problem? If you don't believe yours, well, it seems like an odd case of peer pressure -- do we really see that a) as having happened, and b) a sufficient risk to proactively create procedures to avoid?
I think it's the "come to believe" that's the problem. And, yes, I do believe it happened here. And I do still believe it's worth keeping complaints out of Bureaucracy to keep it from happening again -- which I don't see as "proactively creating procedures" so much as setting one rule. But I'll wait and see if msbelle's plan works before kicking up a fuss about this point again.
Also, msbelle is my hero.
OMG! really? That's honest make me real surprised, I value your opinion lots stuff.
Thanks friend.
So it's Like Sarte, Only Longer, then?
I'm still confused by the idea that multiple agreeing posts are only acceptable if they're of the yay! variety, and that I'm only allowed to convince you things are better than you'd thought, otherwise it's a "pile-on", and it should be discouraged.
Frankly, when I come in and express dissent (or agreement), whether I'm the first (rarely) or the fifteenth (usually), I reserve the right to stand by my word. Also, to stand by the changing of my mind. I'm not twelve, I'm not peer pressure's bitch.
I'd kinda assumed that was true for the majority here too.
Just curious, is Bureaucracy I [closed] going to remain on the right side with Bureaucracy II? We haven't had a II on the side yet.
So it's Like Sarte, Only Longer, then?
Looks like it. I've got it set up and ready to go.
Frankly, when I come in and express dissent (or agreement), whether I'm the first (rarely) or the fifteenth (usually), I reserve the right to stand by my word. Also, to stand by the changing of my mind. I'm not twelve, I'm not peer pressure's bitch.
I'd kinda assumed that was true for the majority here too.
I feel the same way (even though given the context, I'm now all self-conscious about saying I feel the same way).
Yes, 'only longer' is my favorite.
I'm not twelve, I'm not peer pressure's bitch.
I never said you were; don't put words in my mouth.
I'm talking about some very simple, basic, Sociology 101 human dynamics, which I can easily point you to examples of on this board. Conflict (especially online for a variety of reasons) tends to lead to more conflict, rather than resolution. And lots of people joining in on one side of the conflict tends to lead to that side reacting more strongly than any one of the individuals would have on their own.
