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 * when do they become a liability?
-=== Mistakes are Stepping Stones for Newcomers ===
+=== Mistakes as Precondition for Learning ===
-I think it's important to make mistakes, they're often key steps in the long process of becoming familiar with our culture, and there's no need to shout at people for having screwed up once. Put your rule hammer away! Instead a perceived "transgression" should be an opportunity for a conversation; a chance to provide context, to explain our expectations, to convert ("de-program") a newcomer.
+I think it's important to make mistakes, and to allow newcomers to "screw up". These are often key steps in the long process of becoming familiar with our culture, and there's no need to shout at people for having transgressed once. Put your rule hammer away!
+Instead a perceived "transgression" should be an opportunity for a conversation; a chance to provide context, to explain our expectations, to convert ("de-program") a newcomer.
 So I'm thinking…
 * Maybe there should be a cost to rule hammer use: "don't moderate without explaining"
-* re newcomer representation for policy changes:
-** we could consider proxies (people who frequently engage with newcomers and can empathise)
-** or even panels (invited groups of newcomers) when discussing policy changes
-** of course that's hard to reconcile with our very informal approach to policy-making
 === Subgroups as Growth Mechanism ===