[Noisebridge-discuss] Consensus and the "old ways".

Leif Ryge leif at synthesize.us
Fri Oct 2 03:44:07 UTC 2009


On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 04:20:46PM -0700, Rachel McConnell wrote:
> It sounds like you're saying that everyone needs to agree on the *need*
> for a change in order for it to happen.

Darn, that wasn't what I was trying to say at all!

> I don't think this is true. I think that if some people want change,
> and the rest are accepting of the change, that is sufficient.

Indeed. Consensus should be viewed as a well-informed acceptance, or
consent, which sometimes is very far from enthusiastic agreement.

~leif

> We may have this case going on now; people
> who were not around for earlier consensus decisions are absolutely
> welcome to reopen them and attempt to get a different consensus.  Our
> social mores and defaults can and must change as the group grows and
> changes.
> 
> Rachel
> 
> Leif Ryge wrote:
> > There is an inherent conservative bias in consensus decision-making. If
> > there is no consensus about how or if a thing needs to be changed, that
> > thing should generally stay the way it is. This is a feature not a bug.
> > ~leif



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