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Wdyt about [[crocker rules]]? Are they a good idea?

sl4.org/crocker.html

I like how they apply to *the person declaring them*, and do not immediately extend to their interlocutor (which would likely reduce the rules to a jerk-mode-enabler).

in reply to In #Flancia we'll meet

People seem to ignore them

I haven't particularly benefit from declaring Crocker's rules—I suspect that is because giving direct and honest feedback is similarly psychologically difficult to receiving it

in reply to niplav

I've had some success with making it very easy to give me anonymous feedback, and occasionally reminding people of this.

I have a Google form (thanks for reminding me to add it to my new profile here); I also built an invite-only anonymous chat app (chathamroom.com; no idea if it's still up) and invited my closest friends to tell me things about myself for my birthday once. Both have given me somewhat useful stuff, the latter moreso than the former.