This seems to be telling me: if you disagree, leave.<div><br></div><div>While that sounds like a very effective decision making process, it isn't one that sounds very appealing.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm a member of NB for the people, mostly, and for the tools as a distant second. I participate despite what I view as a poisonous consensus process. If you want to kick me out, I guess you'll need consensus.</div>
<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:15 PM, madhatter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:m4dh4tt3r@gmail.com">m4dh4tt3r@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
If you don't consent, then you don't have to participate. No one is<br>
forcing you to do anything. You are perfectly welcome to walk away.<br>
Where is the problem?<br>
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On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 03:23, Crutcher Dunnavant <<a href="mailto:crutcher@gmail.com">crutcher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Yes, yes. I've read the pamphlet. I _disagree_.<br>
><br>
> Why is that so challenging? Why do people continue to tell me, in effect,<br>
> "Oh, you must be confused". You've not addressed my concerns in the least.<br>
> You have rather suggested that I don't know what I'm talking about. What I<br>
> am talking about is my, personal, consent.<br>
><br>
> Pro tip: telling me I don't understand my consent does not garner it for<br>
> you.<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 2:48 AM, aestetix aestetix <<a href="mailto:aestetix@gmail.com">aestetix@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Anyone who is entering a new social system is expressing an interest to be<br>
>> a part of it. There is always an initial period of "normalizing" where<br>
>> people make mistakes as they acclimate to the new environment and learn how<br>
>> the new social group differs from their old one. I speak as someone who has<br>
>> made such mistakes and learned from them.<br>
>><br>
>> If you are new to a group and don't understand why people react the way<br>
>> they do to your actions, the proper response is to ask questions. This helps<br>
>> you to better understand *why* the status quo is such, and better define<br>
>> your own reasoning and actions within the group. It also shows active<br>
>> interest in becoming a more critical part of the group, and builds up trust<br>
>> with which you can later help new people achieve similar understanding.<br>
>><br>
>> Consensus is actually very important in encourage a do-ocrary. The harder<br>
>> it is to come to a group decision, the fewer the items that will be brought<br>
>> up for such a decision. This reduces overall clutter for the group and<br>
>> encourages people to decide actions for themselves, rather than relying on<br>
>> the acknowledgments of others. For the decisions which *do* require the<br>
>> consent of all members, this ensures that every concern will be addressed.<br>
>><br>
>> Before complaining, ask yourself the following questions:<br>
>><br>
>> What items have come up for consensus (not discussion)?<br>
>> When has a block ever been used?<br>
>> How often do people "threaten" to block? (Compare this to how many people<br>
>> say they're going to do a project and don't)<br>
>> If you have better ideas on how things could be run, have you seriously<br>
>> approached a board member with them?<br>
>> How much effort have you made to understand why the current status quo is?<br>
>> (I recommend reading through all the previous meeting notes on the wiki,<br>
>> including those from before 83C existed where the different processes were<br>
>> discussed)<br>
>><br>
>> Fear and social capital are present in any social group. We are not<br>
>> created equal, and this is why we need to work together. Some people are<br>
>> better at X than others, but they suck at Y, so they need to work with<br>
>> people who are great at Y but suck at X. Some people are great leaders, some<br>
>> are excellent followers.<br>
>><br>
>> If people could do everything on their own, social groups would not exist.<br>
>> And yet, we are so passionate about our places in them that we thereby prove<br>
>> we need them.<br>
>><br>
>> aestetix<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:59 PM, jim <<a href="mailto:jim@well.com">jim@well.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> nope. he says "possibly"; and anyway, he's expressing<br>
>>> his opinion clearly and unambiguously. he's probably okay<br>
>>> with anybody interpreting his way or the highway (i'm<br>
>>> guessing), but no one has to cave in.<br>
>>> seems to me people newly joining in have to accept the<br>
>>> status quo, even if they intend to make changes.<br>
>>> do we have consensus on consensus?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 17:57 -0700, Jason Dusek wrote:<br>
>>> > I would be interested to know how many other people take<br>
>>> > Jake's missive as something like "My way or the<br>
>>> > highway.".<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > --<br>
>>> > Jason Dusek<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Den 01.10.2009 kl. 16:00 skrev Jacob Appelbaum <<a href="mailto:jacob@appelbaum.net">jacob@appelbaum.net</a>>:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > > Leif Ryge wrote:<br>
>>> > >> There is an inherent conservative bias in consensus decision-<br>
>>> > >> making. If<br>
>>> > >> there is no consensus about how or if a thing needs to be changed,<br>
>>> > >> that<br>
>>> > >> thing should generally stay the way it is. This is a feature not a<br>
>>> > >> bug.<br>
>>> > >> ~leif<br>
>>> > >><br>
>>> > ><br>
>>> > > That's pretty much spot on. It encourages people to join the group<br>
>>> > > who<br>
>>> > > like how we're already doing things. If this principle isn't fitting<br>
>>> > > for<br>
>>> > > you, it's possibly a core value mismatch. We're not for everyone.<br>
>>> > ><br>
>>> > > If you want to dump oil on beaches, you probably shouldn't join<br>
>>> > > Greenpeace. If you want to be an integrated part of Noisebridge,<br>
>>> > > you'll<br>
>>> > > have to agree to our consensus process and the consensus decisions.<br>
>>> > > It's<br>
>>> > > a big part of what has made this entire community possible.<br>
>>> > ><br>
>>> > > Best,<br>
>>> > > Jake<br>
>>> > ><br>
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