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Ann O'Nymous

Headcounts are not fashionable anymore

My recent thread about August headcounts was sent to the dome[1], as was another one made by a third party[2] in an attempt to maintain the count “upstairs” (the new name given by the domers to the mainstream part of Enturb). Other threads have been closed or even made inaccessible[3].

In the first two or three months, headcounts were well received by a vast majority of the anonymous. As I was involved in the collection of data very early[4], I can tell that nobody had anything negative to say about it[5]. But things began to change. As the numbers were going down each month, people were less and less happy to see the figures. Some began to mention reasons why headcounts are not a good thing:

·         They are inaccurate. This is true, but if only accurate figures were used IRL, many activities should be stopped immediately. Most of the threads mention that they are estimates.

·         They do not reflect the impact of the protests. This is true, at least to a certain extend. In one hand, large figures have a bigger impact on the media, for instance. On the other hand, a smaller group can achieve more in terms of contact with the general public. But many posts argued that one person was enough to do the trick and IMHO, they are pushing too far.

·         Monthly protests are not the main activity of Enturb anymore. This is quite true, as the raids were multiplied and less visible actions – like legal and online awareness interventions – developed. But I am not sure that many users – at least the non-domers – are aware of this shift.

It came to the point that a fraction of users entered in some form of reality denial. The most frequent form was to mention the few locations were figures were up and to forget the global picture. When confronted, these people often required upfront solutions to the problem as a way to stop the discussion.

In June, I did not take part in the data collection, but somebody did[6]. Later this month, I raised my concern about the excuses provided to explain why the numbers were going down. The thread was domed[7]. Just after that, a thread was created in the dome to declare headcounts taboo[8]. The irony is that the author of this thread finally changed its mind and feels now concerned about the declining figures.

In July, another user took care of it[9]. The general mood, at least in this thread, was positive again.These days, we are back to taboo mode. The main argument mentioned to censor this issue is that it helps OSA, the intelligence branch of scientology[10]. Some users begin to ask for permanent ban for those who dare to create threads on this topic…A synthesis of the headcounts can been found elsewhere[11].


Commentaires

  1. Il est vrai que le niveau a baissé, mais on était en pleines vacances. Dès septembre, ça va repartir.

    Posté par Amnon — 21 Aou 2008, 10:02

  2. Merci de ce commentaire, mais:

    - Ce n'était pas l'objet de ce post, qui portait plutôt sur la crispation des responsables du site.

    - Cet argument est ressassé depuis avril ou mai. L'avenir dira si tel sera le cas ou non.

    Posté par Ann O'Nymous — 21 Aou 2008, 10:23


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