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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6418039" data-attributes="member: 177">Let us be clear about what I said - I said that argument over definitions would be academic, and non constructive.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not that definitions can't be useful, but arguing over them isn't.Can you demonstrate to me that Forgisms were brought about through argument?&nbsp; As I know the history, it isn't the process that developed Forgisms.&nbsp; Yes, there was a lot of argument over them, but ultimately they came to be what Ron Edwards said they were, the argument over it was largely academic - the functional bits just came form Edwards, personally.&nbsp; Basically, for all the discussion, Forgisms are the construction of one man, not a committee.And, as with Forgisms - you need a purpose to make the definitions useful.&nbsp; At the Forge, Ron Edwards, personally, had some goals in mind.&nbsp; I have asked repeatedly what the purpose here is, and nobody's given me a suitable answer.&nbsp; Until I am given a constructive purpose for them, I will view the discussion as academic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6418039, member: 177"] Let us be clear about what I said - I said that argument over definitions would be academic, and non constructive. Not that definitions can't be useful, but arguing over them isn't. Can you demonstrate to me that Forgisms were brought about through argument? As I know the history, it isn't the process that developed Forgisms. Yes, there was a lot of argument over them, but ultimately they came to be what Ron Edwards said they were, the argument over it was largely academic - the functional bits just came form Edwards, personally. Basically, for all the discussion, Forgisms are the construction of one man, not a committee. And, as with Forgisms - you need a purpose to make the definitions useful. At the Forge, Ron Edwards, personally, had some goals in mind. I have asked repeatedly what the purpose here is, and nobody's given me a suitable answer. Until I am given a constructive purpose for them, I will view the discussion as academic. [/QUOTE]

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