Ann: Update on Riqueza Earn-in Agreement, page-99

Crikey, Kiwi's comments have really put the cat amongst the long tooth SHs!

Everyones entitled to their opinion and I'm all for robust discussion.

Fact is, we don't want alpaca 'group think' and we certainly welcome opposing views... especially since the conveyor belt is broken and in the absence of information we make stuff up (or should that be 'stuff ups'?).

Anyway, some groups appoint a 'devil's advocate' to invite rigorous debate. (Think Grub and his recent bout of heightened anxiety.... painful but good discussion ensued and now he's turned the corner and sharing the love )

"Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome" - Wiki

"A devil's advocate in a team can help team members to more deeply process information and avoid groupthink. When someone presents an alternative perspective, it encourages members to consider other angles of a problem, to think more deeply about their own views and perhaps to be stimulated to explore solutions they would not have considered before...
The key is in how the opposing opinion is presented and perceived by the other team members. If the devil's advocate can present his or her rival thoughts in a carefully constructed way, the diverging opinion isn't seen as a conflict"

HC Rules re Posting Guidelines say something similar:

• Do contribute to the discussion
• Don't be mean spirited

So Kiwi we certainly encourage divergent and devil's advocate views, we're just asking that you stick to the rules of the game and do it in a constructive, not confrontational way (as someone said, play the ball not the player).

Let's hope the conveyor belt is fixed soon and once again gives us some facts to focus on!

All the best everyone. Friday, is certainly, on my mind (old Easybeats song). Poet.