On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:59:39 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu
<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote:
Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
Great ideas do not come from silence.
Agreed. In particular, "good" silence creates the issue that a small
vocal group can make their opinion appear much more consensual than it
really is. I recall the case with @property: it seemed like everybody
and their dog was p...@property, but it turned out that at the poll a
silent majority thought otherwise.
I too thought my dog was p...@property, but it turns out he has trouble
expressing himself on the newsgroup. I was disappointed when I put a
@property in front of him, and he made his feelings clear by sniffing and
then peeing on it.
All joking aside, this isn't the kind of silence I was talking about (and
how dare you imply that @property isn't good!). What I mean is people
being silent instead of expressing a previously unexplored idea :) The
"me too" posts usually come out of the woodwork when a vote is called
for. When someone is advocating for my side, I usually hold back until an
important point isn't being addressed or an important problem with the
opposing view isn't being exploited.
I think that phenomenon has a name in politics (large but not organized
majority with interests hurt by a small, focused, and motivated group).
Well fortunately that's not the case for us :o).
I agree. I feel the environment here is mostly positive and brings out
good ideas from everyone.
-Steve
