Re: CONCENSUS: A TIME TO RETH
From: Mmariner (Mmarineraol.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 00:46 CST
Jake said:

>   Because I didn't feel that the course taken was really >dangerous for the
group I was able to just stand aside but I >still felt that it would prove to
be the wrong (read: >disfunctional) course.

Was the issue a procedural or human behavior related?  Though I'm not very
experienced with consensus in a community context, I could see where group
decisions about behavior as opposed to building something or allocating funds
would have several iterations.  For example, we could decide today that
children had to have an adult present to be in a certain area of the common
house.  Then later, when the children were older and/or more understanding of
dangers, the rule could be lifted.

So, I'd feel that standing aside for a human behavior issue would be less
necessary, because many of today's decisions may need to be adapted, after
the group experiences the consequences of the decision.

Standing aside should seemingly be taken very seriously where a decision
involves large costs or that would require lots of time/energy/materials to
UNDO.  This is theoretical on my part - what's your EXPERIENCE?

Mike M.

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