[WikiEN-l] editorial judgment and process (was Re: Defamation policy hypothetical)

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 21 Aug 2006 at 22:39, "Alphax (Wikipedia email)" 
<alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:

> Steve Bennett wrote:
> > When your friend says "hey I asked around and everyone wants to go
> > bowling", do you say "what do you mean, 'everyone'? Did you get at
> > least 75%?" No, you accept that they're not out to screw you over, and
> > a good result will be achieved...
> 
> ... except that sometimes, you need to put your foot down and say "There
> is no way that we're going bowling; you guys /always/ suggest we go
> bowling, and it's a dumb idea, because we always end up complaining how
> boring and stupid it is. We're going ice skating" and everyone realises
> "Oh yeah, you're right, how stupid of us" and you end up going ice
> skating, which is a far better idea than going bowling.

Relevantly, you should see the [[Abilene paradox]].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox

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