[Noisebridge-discuss] Re: Why Consensus Kills Community
Johny Radio
johnyradio at gmail.com
Wed Dec 18 01:06:57 UTC 2013
*Al Sweigart*asweigart at
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/Sat Dec 14 20:07:05 UTC 2013/
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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
like they have no place to tell them to stop
I half agree, Al. No offense, but I think the issue is that, NB
encourages *everyone* to police *everyone*. The culture says:
"anyone can, and should, enforce policy, however they interpret it,
however they see fit."
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.
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.
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.
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 /can
/make NB a place that's accessible to a wide community, yet still
protect it.
Johny Radio
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