On Mon 22 Aug 2011 16:49, Thien-Thi Nguyen <[email protected]> writes:
> I kind of dislike the "marked as a member of some group" meme, whether > expressed as "guild" or "sigil". Traditionally, guilds were irascibly > exclusive, subverting competition, introducing proprietary "extensions" > and "trade marks", and (ultimately) capturing and controlling the > prevalent regulatory regime. (Side note: For a contemporary example at > grander / graver scale, see U.S. SEC MUI memory holing.) It bothers me > that there is a "join and (only then you will) be cool" mindset at > all. I thought about this for a while, and considered other folks' input, and in the end went back to the Guildhall name. "Sigil" in modern days has too many connotations with crystals and "magic". I don't want to promote a "join and only then you will be cool" mindset, but I do think that this project is a social one: a tool, yes, but one that enables collective action. We definitely need to make sure we avoid the the exclusivity connotations of guilds, but I still (erroneously?) think we can avoid them, if we choose the right emphasis. Cheers, Andy -- http://wingolog.org/
