Tony Sidaway wrote:
I'm surprised that this has to be pointed out, really. I shouldn't be. We're becoming so process-bound and wrapped up in groupthink that applying commonsense to a situation is not only seen as unusual, on occasion it is seen as *destructive*.
Your 'common sense' contradicts my observed reality... both before and after the event.
It is 'common sense' that we indefinitely block people for saying they are pedophiles? It is 'common sense' that any such statements are forcibly removed? So... why does this 'common sense' apply to one incident and one incident only - while not applying to virtually identical cases which have existed for years and, indeed, continue to exist?
Suddenly, out of nowhere, this became 'common sense'... despite being contradictory to all process and precedent. People were punished for failing to perceive this 'common sense'... but now, just as swiftly as it came, the 'common sense' has vanished and we've still got people who opnely declare themselves pedophiles and nobody says 'boo' about it. Forgive me for my foolishness, but I do not understand your 'common sense'.
Stop and consider how it looks from the outside. It looks like a rule was made up on the spot to justify one side of a wheel war and punish the other... and yes, that appearance IS destructive. As evidenced by the people who left (Radiant) or became hostile (SPUI). The benefit of being 'process-bound and wrapped up in groupthink' is that it does not
inherently< appear capricious. Even if we accept that 'the powers that
be' are imbued with some higher perception of 'common sense' than the community in general... by definition it is NEVER going to appear that way to the majority who do not share this special wisdom.