Talk:Policy and Standards for Critical Discourse

These guidelines should jibe with the policy and culture of any venue that values discourse and has no ulterior motive. One could call them a metric or litmus test of sorts. One could even take them as an interpretation of the that sentence in the UCoC, but it would be a real stretch. Perhaps most of all though, I wrote it in order to have a concrete set of conditions that are sufficient and necessary to support a culture of productive dialectic.

If I run across any more examples, I will add them. For now, I think the essay is just about finished. AP295 (discuss • contribs) 18:51, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

New opening sentence, which I like very much. I think this really is what I'm getting at. If one can't make assertions or criticize for whatever reason, then the socratic method is undermined entirely. AP295 (discuss • contribs) 21:08, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

I've added another paragraph, which compactly summarizes many of the thoughts I've had lately. This essay is probably my favorite out of any I've written. I had created a topic on Wikiversity's colloquium page, wherein I had made several similar points because I felt these problems were becoming quite serious, and even earlier than that these cultural trends were not sitting well with me. It was a bit verbose, but in hindsight I still feel it was mostly on-point. It did not seem to provoke much interest or discussion, so I decided to refine my point and write this essay. Perhaps I should post a link on the UCoC's talk page, where I've also commented before with similar concerns. Even criticism about the lack of criticism is tepidly received at best. Strange times. AP295 (discuss • contribs) 04:55, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Hah, today I found this essay [1] among wikipedia's extensive collection of quasi-policy and it's quite a ripe one. Well I suppose I'll have to censor what I really think, but that essay is plain evil. I agree with not escalating a fight, but an argument doesn't have to be a fight. That essay is propaganda. AP295 (discuss • contribs) 17:54, 23 January 2024 (UTC)