[Bryn-gwlad] BG'S BARONIAL CANDIDATES QUESTIONS

[James Crouchet]

Patrick R wrote:
> I will admit to being new to this process and having seen how emotions
> can run a bit high on this board, it would be something to be
> concerned with. Email (or board comments) do lack the intimacy of
> direct communication which would be an advantage; I only wonder what
> the effect of the same question being asked over the phone (since time
> will be limited at the meeting) would have on someone by the time they
> answer it twenty or so times.

I am not weighing in on this topic in general, just on the specific
question of what happens when you answer the same question 20 times. The
answer is that the reply becomes a non-thinking reflex. It also becomes
very polished and slick with any sharp corners knocked off. That does
not mean it is a BETTER reply, just polished. It is also very easy to
hear something that kinda sounds like the same question and just fire
off the pat reply. It is easy to miss the nuances of the question
actually being asked and just answer the question as you want to answer it.

This does not happen because anyone is dishonest or cagey or a natural
politician. It happens because we are human and that is how the brain
works in a repetitive situation.

The candidates have things we want to communicate to you an you have
information you want to get from us. The two may not match. In the best
situation we can go back and forth until you get the info you need and
we get across our message. That gives you the most information. The best
place for that to happen seems to be in a face to face chat, not a Q&A
or "grill the candidates" forum, whether that is online or at a meeting
called for that purpose. Even one on one there is a huge difference
between someone sitting down to chat with you and someone grilling you
with their questions; we have done both in the past week. Of course, it
is not possible to have a private chat with everyone in the barony so
the best we can do is probably these Q&A forums.

Christian Doré

>  
> Being relatively mature adults, it could be possible to refrain from
> commenting on answers and thus avoiding flames. Call me a trouble
> maker but it seems easier than asking the same question over and over.
>  
> Dante
>  
>  
>
> */ke5zw at wt.net/* wrote:
>
>     Greetings...
>
>     Having been thru an email flame war concerning these subjects, it
>     is not
>     wise to discuss these types of subjects on email.
>
>     Someone the other day noted the lack of body language, inflection
>     and such
>     which are important in these discussions that email does not have.
>
>     However, if you desire answers to these types of questions, ask
>     them at
>     the upcoming meeting (time permitting), meet with the candidates
>     personally, email them personally, or some method as that.
>
>     I encourage everyone to become personally involved in this process.
>
>     Learn about the candidates, ask them questions, make your choices
>     and then
>     act on them thru your counsel to the Crown, and your choice at the
>     polling
>     in Jan.
>
>     BTW, they are good questions.
>
>     Niklas
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     > Such great questions. Too bad they are not allowed to answer
>     them here for
>     > all of us to read.
>     >
>     >
>     > Alice Morrow Harris wrote:
>     > Greetings From Alina Unto All Candiates:
>     >
>     > Question #1:
>     > Why you? Why did you put your names in?
>     >
>     > Question #2:
>     > What do you think you and your partner can bring to the group?
>     >
>     > Question #3:
>     > What will be on the top of your agenda that you and your partner to
>     > accomplish in your reign?
>     >
>     > Question #4:
>     > Old question but still want the answer, what are your plans
>     > concerning newcomers to the group?
>     >
>     > Question #5:
>     > How would you describe the style of your courts? Formal &
>     theatrical,
>     > or informal & relaxed? Or do you have your own description of your
>     > courts?
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     > Alina
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
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