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Journal by kolie
whats up soylentils. any good meta discussion of soylent we care to have?
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(Score: 3, Informative) by kolie on Wednesday October 22, @04:08PM (1 child)
My point was not to set limits on meta-discussion. It was to observe that this specific thread was hijacked from its original topic. Productive conversation requires focus. When new, unrelated issues are raised, they derail the discussion at hand.
You are raising several serious concerns ("arbitrary... management," "haphazard... bias," "selective" submissions), but you are presenting them as "simple facts" when they are, so far, unsupported assertions.
Assertions are not a basis for discussion. Evidence is.
Instead of "rules are applied haphazardly," provide specific examples. Which rule? When and how was it applied with bias?
Instead of "Story submissions are highly selective," which submissions demonstrate this "bent"? What was accepted that you disagree with? What was rejected that you feel should have run?
Without specifics, these claims cannot be addressed; they are just noise. I cannot read between the lines to guess at the specific problem you are trying to highlight.
You mentioned TMB. That is the key point. TMB, regardless of his position, could articulate his thoughts and engage in earnest discussion.
Raging against "minor tyrannies" with broad, hyperbolic labels ("abusive nerds," "tyranny") is not productive. It doesn't foster change; it just invites conflict.
If you have legitimate points, lay them out. Provide the reasoning, the logic, and the examples. That is how you start a fruitful conversation.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 22, @07:27PM
The ORIGINAL TOPIC was "stuff", Meta stuff. Hi-jacked by soylentils talking about meta stuff like censorship and editorial bias, and nerd tyranny. Or maybe just criticism that janrinok would rather not allow. And kolie is helping with this accusation? Sounds like he is placing limits on the meta-discussion, after all.