> On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:52 PM, Artyom Gavrichenkov <xima...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 14 Mar. 2018 г., 22:32 Ralph Droms <rdroms.i...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:rdroms.i...@gmail.com>>:
> 
>> On Mar 13, 2018, at 7:45 PM, Artyom Gavrichenkov <xima...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:xima...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> 13 Mar. 2018 г., 18:38 Ted Lemon <mel...@fugue.com 
>> <mailto:mel...@fugue.com>>:
>> One strategy that's very effective for overcoming resistance to bad ideas is 
>> to keep pushing the idea until nobody who's resisting it can afford to 
>> continue doing so.
>> 
>> There's a name for that tactics, it's called "consensus by exhaustion". (On 
>> the recent GNSO meeting this was briefly discussed as an issue within ICANN.)
> 
> And there is a name for this sort of labeling - it's called an "ad hominem 
> attack".  I don't believe anyone is employing "consensus by exhaustion".  
> Please don't attach unwarranted labels to honest attempts to explain 
> requirements and develop solutions.
> 
> I didn't! Ted has just pointed out that there's some strategy which is by the 
> way effective under some circumstances, and I've just recalled it has a name. 
> No labels attached!

Ah, OK, sorry for the incorrect inference!

In my opinion some people may be misreading a good faith effort to explain the 
problem, listen to feedback and develop a solution as pushing an idea until the 
opponents can't afford to keep participating.  Please accept that good faith 
effort at face value...

- Ralph

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