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

[Al Billings]

On Oct 2, 2009, at 9:56 AM, jim wrote:

>
> On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 09:28 -0700, Al Billings wrote:
>>  But is it truly functional in an organization approaching 100
>> members to have a system where a single individual can effectively
>> table and then block all decision making on any specific issue?
>
>   (clintonesque answer: ) it depends on what you mean
> by "truly" and by "functional".
>
>   i was in an over-100 group that worked by consensus.
> it worked. occasionally there were silly, frustrating
> objections and discussions, but infrequently. most
> often, most people didn't know or care about the
> ramifications of proposals, and proposals did not come
> up often: "somebody ought to change the lightbulbs"
> kind of illustrates the typical proposals.
>   there's a functionality to inefficiency, e.g. don't
> bring topics up for consensus, just do as you please,
> hopefully mindful of being excellent to each other, or
> at least considerate.

Like walling off a DJ Booth and removing the stairs? :-)

Al