[WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

[Carcharoth]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 2:23 AM, Marc Riddell<michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:
> on 8/11/09 9:10 PM, Emily Monroe at bluecaliocean at me.com wrote:
>
>>> Try evasive.
>> Why is it evasive?
>
> Because he is saying that basically what we are suggesting: a common set of
> standards governing personal interaction cannot be found. This is simply not
> true. And a concerted, serious effort to accomplish this is what is needed;
> not "it's hopeless, because it's too big". Nonsense!

Yes, but that's not "evasive". It's more pragmatic and realistic. The
larger the group, the harder it is to find standards that *usefully*
apply across the board. And I never said it was "hopeless". Just that
it is difficult, especially if you underestimate the diversity of
different standards of civility.

Carcharoth