On Friday, November 28, 2014 11:37:20 PM UTC+1, Simon King wrote: > > Hi Maldun, > > On 2014-11-28, maldun <dom...@gmx.net <javascript:>> wrote: > > So far as I understand, this code/guidline/whatever does not serve as a > > law, or is written in stone, > > nor does it say: "If you don't behave as stated in the code, you will be > > teared feathered and be banned forever!" > > It is the experience of some people participating in the discussion that > there is a difference between the official intention of a set of rules, > and the spirit in which the rules will eventually be used in reality. > > Dima has provided a link to some communist code of conduct. Its rules seem > mainly harmless, but since social rules are never objective, it is always > possible to use them against unwanted people. > > And to give you an example that is smaller than Soviet Union: > I have seen teachers claiming that the rules they set up just > serve to the good of the class (in the current discussion, the word > "safety nest" was used), but all what they did was creating a snake pit > (and I'd say: deliberately). In one case, four pupils out of a class of > 20 pupils left the school within one year. From two of them I know that > they left since the teacher's rules could too easily be instrumented by > bullies. > > > I don't think it's that big deal, it's like hanging up some nice slogans > on > > your wall like 'Be nice to others.' > > That's totally opposite to my experience. I respect that the majority of > people here wants some kind of code of conduct/guideline/etiquette. But > I also know that it can be used as a weapon to nuke a society. So, haste > in creating the thing can be fatal. > > Cheers, > Simon > > I can follow your concerns but as stated in my other post, there is one thing missing to be a law/rule: A consequence. If you consider teachers or the soviet union, there was also a form of authority. The sage community has no leader/excecutive which executes the laws. So are they really laws? In my opinion they are rather statements.
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