>>5768535
Interesting discussion, anons and bakers. Am just learning to bake, so have been thinking about what that means. Also thinking about it recently because there was definitely some shilly stuff going on in the bake a couple of days ago (muh joos, most of you pro'bly know, right?)
At that time, I did call this out, but not publicly, instead passed it along to BO and let him decide yea or nay. I have seen BO intervene in a truly crazy situation with an obviously shilly baker, but only once. Maybe others know other times who are olderfags.
Yes, there will be shill bakers here. And there will also be bakers whose views mean they won't select certain Notes and will select others that anons object to. Can be hard to take, especially for diggers who work hard on a digg only to find it ignored. We all know the best thing is usually to come back later and repost. But still frustrating.
My feeling: I cannot fight all battles. Some are not worth it. On an open board, shills will show up in any role, including baker role. Because bakers are in demand, it may be necessary (or at least SEEM necessary) to accept any baker willing to volunteer. new baker the other night seemed pretty shilly to me, but was still thanked for baking. Maybe some anons stayed quiet, tho!
UNITY is so important to our work that I would overlook a lot of things, including at least some shill baking, for its sake. Focus must stay on the work.
ONE SUGGESTION:
One way to cut down on shill baking, I think, is to have more legit bakers. Would help if bakers have more support so they don't get burned out. Baker assist can be helpful and this also trains future bakers. Win-win.
The other I have seen bakers suggest: to be more consistent about requesting that bakers check in with BO, something shill bakers won't like too much.