On 7/3/19 11:46 AM, Keith Moore wrote: > I find this belittling and insulting. I apologize for that. > Of course I'm aware that we used > consensus-based decision-making. But the appearance of consensus is > misleading if people aren't permitted to openly express their views, > even if they do so in a suboptimal manner. Consensus is a process, and it takes effort and craftsmanship to build it. Brutality and the argumentation style you and others are advocating would be a pretty good example of a consensus anti- pattern. And I know you've heard this before but I'm going to repeat it because I think it's a huge problem: harshness is going to stop people from expressing their views, as well, and it's really not at all clear to me that their participation is less valuable than participation by people who feel muzzled by an expectation of courtesy. Melinda -- Melinda Shore melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx Software longa, hardware brevis
