On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If we want to > make sure that our criticisms raised on Foundation-l are actually addressed > I think we need to make that the relevant people are not afraid of being > demonsided if they admit a mistake. Otherwise we'll just be dismissable as > being "against it": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtMV44yoXZ0 > > Trying to do something and not succeeding is not a failure - so long as we > learn from the mistakes. The meta-issue here is that coming on to the list and saying someone made a mistake seems to be perceived by the perpetrators as being a sign of weakness..It never *was* and never should be. Being able to admit being wrong usually denotes a position of strength, not weakness. You don't need a thick skin to admit to mistakes, you just need a belief that at core you are working for the right goal. If you have that, everything else flows from that. If you worry about whether you are fulfilling all the conflicting requirements coming at you from various sides, you are in for a hiding to nothing. You won't win, you may not lose, but your position will be ever vulnerable and ineffective. -- -- Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]] _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
