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Re: LUGNET members association
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 05:31:56 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Ross Crawford wrote:
In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

Granted, there are lessons that can be taken, but endless debate (about specific
reviewing actions) has proven (in many many other places, not just here) not to
be useful. So when, for example, some discussion of a reviewing action occurs,
at some point you are going to see an admin remind the community that the
decision was taken and that decision can't be undone and the debate isn't going
to change the fact that it was decided that way in the past because you can't
change the past.

Do you agree that's valid?

I'm not sure exactly which part you're referring to so I'll just look at the
last paragraph.

I was referring to the whole thing. What specifically do you disagree with?

This is an important point that bears repeating:

" endless debate (about specific reviewing actions) has proven (in many many
other places, not just here) not to be useful "

(YCLIU)

I agree debate is not going to change the initial decision, but it CAN point out
fallacies in the decision process that could lead ANOTHER decision that (at
least partially) undoes the initial decision, and hopefully reduces the chance
of a similar incorrect decisions in the future.

Assuming it was an incorrect decision, that is.

I'm not aware of any reviewing decisions (decisions, not implementations of
them, we have already acknowledged some issues with one specific one) that have
been incorrect, since I started being involved in making them. Are you?

"We are not going to debate" might not be the best phrasing but that's the
important idea to convey. How would you phrase it differently?

How about "Any further debate will not change the original decision, but may, if
a convincing argument is put, cause the Administration to consider actions which
may (fully or partially) undo a previous decision"?

That wording works for me. It's pretty wordy though.

That does not specify whether or not Admins will take part in any debate, but
does make it plain that arguments arising from admin decisions will always be
considered. The current wording does not give any such assurance.

Does that assurance need to be given every time? Doesn't that show a lack of
trust, to require that assurance?



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: LUGNET members association
 
(...) I think we are getting to the crux here, but I will go back over the rest of the post later, and see if there's anything I think warrants further examination. (...) Please point me to an endless debate. (...) Of course. (...) OK, I'm not (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: LUGNET members association
 
In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> We haven't really seen 'em, so how can we tell if they're incorrect? It's a matter of trust. Well, a prime minister of some country got on the telly last night and talked about (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)  

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  Re: LUGNET members association
 
(...) I'm not sure exactly which part you're referring to so I'll just look at the last paragraph. I agree debate is not going to change the initial decision, but it CAN point out fallacies in the decision process that could lead ANOTHER decision (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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