I'm posting to explain why we can never expect to see a similar sticky here. It's simple: SFJ is not designed to support groupthink, restrict topics from discussion, or suppress dissenting beliefs.A SDN resident wrote:Here's a challenge to the SFJ types:
Figure out what powers that you will accept can own the Federation so hard there is no point in attempting to argue the matter. At last count we have a six page stckied thread on the subject in regards to the Empire here. Show some 'reasoning'.
The purpose of the "guiding" stickies and rules posted at SDN are to avoid discussion that a certain core of members deem "pointless" - i.e., of which they are quite thoroughly convinced they know the answer. The effect of having the practice of restricting these discussions is to encourage groupthink by discouraging critical analysis of common conclusions within the community.
Anybody is welcome to question anything posted on SFJ; anybody is welcome to argue an unpopular view, or even an outright absurd view, so long as they can manage to keep their temper. Others may not agree with what they say - but they are quite welcome to say it and seek explanation as to why others disagree.
Nor do very many members here insist that the Federation can defeat anything. I myself suggested a strategic draw with the Empire in the short run over at ST.com; anybody who suggests that "those SFJ folks" think the Federation can handily defeat any other SF faction is misrepresenting SFJ.