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Originally Posted by Barbecue
While that might be true for some, not getting into the discussion doesn't mean the arguments in this thread were not read and understood. Whether it's a time constraint or they just don't want to look like a "sexist", the 50+% is telling that some of them just don't agree with the opposing view
There are many lurkers in CP who just simply read threads and dont participate, including thanking a post
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When both are equal, it rarely
requires contemplation to believe something is acceptable in it's current state, but it ALWAYS requires contemplation to believe something must change.
There's a good quote that sums up this thread nicely:
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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Churchill
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Whether the thread is changed at the hands of moderators is still a decision they have to make. How do you weigh change? It's a split issue at 50/50, so what does more damage to the community? Leaving it the same, or enacting some sort of change?
Regardless of what their decision is or whether they make one, the thread has already changed. The thread is already different than the thread that existed two weeks ago, and in that sense, it probably pleases more than a few people who didn't vote for the status quo and saw a need for positive change and perhaps displeases some who vote to keep things just the way they were. This thread has served an excellent purpose because criticism, as quoted, calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. It did that, and natural change has already been influenced.