[wlug_org] First draft of WellyLUG rules and guidelines

[Wood Brent]

Damon offered:

> Some people were kicking up a huge fuss about what I see as a minor
> issue because (as I see it) they were conditioned by past experiences to
> act out their fears, not what the reality was or could be.

I agree completely. We have freedom to walk the streets without much fear of
getting run over or shot because of "rules". Well designed rules are there to
safeguard the majority from abuses by the minority, not to let a minority run
roughshod. A phobia of rules makes about as much sense as any other phobia.

I'd be interested to hear a genuine case from anyone who has actually HAD a
problem themselves with a club rule like those proposed. IMHO it sounds like
conspiracy theorists are jumping up & down, but not much reason, just opinion
is coming out.

Can anyone offer a single instance where they will be unduly restricted, or
WLUG will be a worse place if we agree to Damon's suggestions?

> 
> I was hoping the guidelines would remind people that "hey, sometimes a
> little conflict resolution goes a long way".  It's not just about being
> polite -- it's about solving problems in a group in a way that does not
> trample dissent or paper over differences.

ie: other people have a right to be wrong & I'll support that right :-)
             (or should that read "have other opinions"?) 

> 
> I have noted that some of the strongest reaction against the conflict
> resolution components is from people who have been in the thick of
> conflicts regarding group formalisation recently, which I find very
> interesting indeed.

Yep. I saw that. The other point I find intriguing is that someone who is
denouncing rules & such as unnecessary restrictions for the LUG one minute is
saying the next that WELLYLUGGERS who want to do summat different from him
should be elsewhere.

If this isn't a case of desiring censorship & arbitrary rules I don't know what
is!


Brent

(There's none so queer as folk!)