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<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">The consensus & anarchism culture of "no rules, no one is the boss of me" allows strong-willed people to bully their way around while making others feel
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I half agree, Al. No offense, but I think the issue is that, NB
encourages *everyone* to police *everyone*. The culture says:<br>
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"anyone can, and should, enforce policy, however they interpret
it, however they see fit." <br>
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It pressures everyone to police the space, without any expectation
of support from other people, without any regulation against
abuse, and without any helpful guidelines in "here's how you
defuse this type of situation in a healthy way." It produces
inconsistent interpretation of NB policy and culture, and
self-appointed enforcers, who waltz around the space telling other
people what to do or not to do. <br>
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Anarcho-consenso (AC) is a naive attempt to rectify bullying,
which just produces more bullying. It's based on the idea that we
must ensure that Noisebridge does not become a police-state, when
what we need are systems which promote policies and culture
WITHOUT empowering bullies. Imo, it's a vital balance. AC is
RIGHT, we DO need to protect against bullies. AC just got the
structural solution wrong. <br>
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The Docent program, on the other hand, was imo a healthy and
fantastic alternative to vigilantism. It promoted consistency in
NB ethos and policy, and natural peer-checks on abuse. I foresee a
bright future for Docenting. <br>
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I am really not interested in spending my time in a place that has
or needs "policing". That's no fun. Once we get to the point where
we need "policing", we're already doing it wrong. With smart
systems, we <i>can </i>make NB a place that's accessible to a
wide community, yet still protect it. <br>
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