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10 Comments
Joshua E. Introne
I'm not so sure about being explicit about labeling categories of people - like "if you are (an) X" - seems to pigeonhole before a person even gets to think about what they really want. I think true self-selection would be possible if we could organize things around types of tasks rather than groups of people.
-- edit --
(is there anyone who is not objective) I know *I* certainly am.
Joshua E. Introne
Something like:
That's not entirely right - just meant as an idea.
Thomas W Malone
After seeing your comment, I just removed the comment about "objective."
I think that is the most "subjective" thing in the list, and it is probably better to say that somewhere in the rules for moderators, rather than at this high level.
Ingrid Toppelberg
I do think it is important to differentiate the categories because it helps people feel identified... For example, if I get in and the first thing I read is "Evaluate the science" I think "This is not for me" and get out of here...
Remember the idea of this page is mostly to engage those that are not "super model techy" (if that means anything at all ;o) )
Thomas W Malone
Yes, in general, people know much more about themselves than about our tasks.
Joshua E. Introne
Ok - maybe I'm just strange, and that's fine if we want to agree on that. But my immediate reaction to the page was to be slightly offended by the perceived implications such as:
There were others - but basically, it comes down to not wanting to be externally defined.
Perhaps just my psychology, and I don't want to overstate it, but are we confident that that is not a common psychology, and is there any way to avoid this kind of thing while providing the necessary info to allow people to self-select?
Thomas W Malone
Let's get feedback from more people, including people outside our group.
Some of your concerns could be taken care of by rewriting in minor ways (e.g., not mentioning on this page that "ordinary users" can't vote on some things).
But I think we should get a sense of how common the negative reaction to being "pigeon-holed" would be among a wider group of people.
Joshua E. Introne
makes sense to me (i mean - your comment. it makes sense. sounds good. i agree)
Anonymous
education and education from the early age...
Anonymous
How about we make it simple and return to a more gregarian life style?