Reconstructing Criticism: Praise
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. Praise might seem like an incongruous topic for a discussion about criticism, but for constructive...
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Specifics
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. A couple of weeks ago, someone criticized a post of mine, highlighting the problem of women’s...
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Behavior
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. This post will be a bit of a departure. To date, I’ve tried to talk about constructive criticism...
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Accuracy
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. I frequently call accuracy its own virtue, and I even generally mean it. Sure, it’s possible to...
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Collegiality
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. “Because I said so” may be four of the most satisfying words in the English language....
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Goals
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. When formulating constructive criticism online, it’s important to pay attention to your purpose...
View ArticleReconstructing Criticism: Work
I am on a vacation I would like some time to enjoy and, well, this seems timely. A repost of a series. This is the last post, at least for now, on the subject of constructive criticism. Feel free to...
View ArticleNot Part of the Debate Club
Charlie Jane Anders has a great post up at io9 about arguing on the internet. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been someone you wouldn’t want to invite to your party unless you want to subject...
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Terms (Update)
By now you may have seen Ophelia’s posts on the attempt by Lee Moore to arrange talks between the “sides” of the deep rift. You may have seen Justin Vacula’s post on that as well. Or his original post....
View ArticleWhen You Can’t Walk Away
Dan Fincke and I were chatting on Facebook last night about the civility pledge that he posted on his blog and that a few others have signed onto. Specifically, I was talking about the shortcomings of...
View ArticleKeeping the Fires Burning
The Onion posted a piece on Friday titled, “New Study Finds ‘The Onion’ Has Never Been More Popular, More Beloved, Or More Respected”. It started in usual Onion fashion: Following one of the finest and...
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Not About the Words
Mick Nugent is in the middle of an excellent job of allowing Justin Vacula to demonstrate that Vacula has no interest in dialog or coming to any kind of agreement with the people he has been harassing....
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A Platform for Reasonable Dialog (Updated)
A couple of weeks ago, I was praising Mick Nugent for pushing Justin Vacula to get detailed on what Vacula considers to be unacceptable treatment even for people he disagrees with. Sadly, Vacula...
View ArticleEngaging in Dialog
Mick Nugent has announced today the start of his proposed dialog. This dialog will be hosted on its own site, with special rules both for the dialog itself and for commenting. More news will be coming...
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Working Together on Core Issues
The opening statements of the dialog are up. Theirs is here. Mine is here as well as included below. Commenting on the posts there is significantly limited and heavily moderated, disallowing crosstalk...
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Getting at the Differences
The dialog has reached the point at which it becomes a dialog. The opening statements and a thread for discussion are up. The relevant links so far: Their opening statement. My opening statement. My...
View ArticleThe Reply
…to my opening statement is up at the dialog site. That makes relevant links so far: Their opening statement. My opening statement. My response to their opening statement. Their response to my opening...
View ArticleReply the Second
…is posted. This one is their response to my response to their opening statement. That makes relevant links so far: Their opening statement. My opening statement. My response to their opening...
View ArticleDialog Delayed
I had intended to bring you my latest response in the dialog yesterday. I submitted it Friday night. However, it hasn’t been posted yet. For those of you who are interested in following the dialog, I’m...
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Moving Right Along
My disputed post has stopped being disputed and has been posted for discussion, albeit in two parts. I’m posting both parts here together. That makes relevant links so far: Their opening statement....
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