Are we now objecting to concerns raised in tones of sweetness and light? That appears to be counterproductive to any efforts to increase civility and collegiality.
RR
Some folks who make a lot of trouble do so very politely, even sweetly.
Fred
If it's a politely raised concern--- what makes you think it's trouble?
Far too often the standard for "What is Trouble?" has been:
1. I personally disagree with an editor's opinion.
and
2. This editor sounds similar to one of the Banned Enemies of the Project that I really hate.
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That guideline may give the right answers on on a few issues-- ones that are so "out there" that no reasonable editor can have a good-faith concern.
But in cases like the Essjay controversy or the BADSITES controversy, it's resulted in huge numbers of false positives-- where goodfaith editors with good faith beliefs are falsely accused of conspiring with, agreeing with, or otherwise likened to near-criminal harassers. And that's a prob.
Alec