Thin Skin

[Ga9mm]

OFF TOPIC... Not the Question asked and does not add anything....

OR: "What Ammo Do You Carry in .380"? They Answer... "Everyone Knows the .45ACP is the BEST defense round...Blah Blah... MY Uncle's friend's cousin who is a Cop says this and That....Blah Blah...."

Stay Safe... Captain

Your uncle has a friend who is a cop???

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[JJFlash]

Your uncle has a friend who is a cop???

Sorry, couldn't resist.

There's always a smart-ass in the group. Nice that it's not me, this time!

Actually, I was gonna post that I have been quilty of this (i.e., going off-topic); I'll have to be more careful about that.

[HK4U]

I never get off topic especially when we are talking about this subject. Say, what was the topic anyway.

[kengrubb]

I was recently reading "The Best Software Writing I". The book is a collection of essays, and I found "A Group Is It's Own Worst Enemy" by Clay Shirky to be quite valuable.

There's a number of valuable lessons, but one is about religious veneration--a set of ideas within any group or community, whether it's online or live, that are beyond critique.

Every group has a set of core tenets, beliefs or interests that are beyond criticism. I think the difference between a lot of groups is in how the groups chooses to deal with ideological challenges to it's core beliefs.

Most will just "flame on", but I agree with JJFlash that it's better to answer the questions or meet the challenges rather than passing out Nomex suits and nuking from orbit. Even if only 1 in 100 trolls turn to converts, I'd rather have those 1 in 100 converts in the R2KBA community.