QUOTE(Cla68 @ Sun 13th July 2008, 10:23pm)
QUOTE(Moulton @ Mon 14th July 2008, 2:16am)
You're talking about
repentance.
Repentance has to be preceded by an
epiphany.
Someone has to
midwife the epiphany.
I think I read or heard somewhere that an epiphany leading to repentance usually needs to be initiated by a
significant emotional event (SEE) that causes sufficient self-reflection to occur. I believe the dispute resolution process in Wikipedia is supposed to provide that SEE for participants, whether by RfC, RfAR, or some other formal mechanism. But, what if it doesn't with certain participants?
A trial (especially a Spammish Inquisition) is highly unlikely to yield an authentic epiphany and genuine repentance.
Think of Jimmy Stewart in Frank Capra's
It's a Wonderful Life, or Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol. It takes a well-crafted (and sometimes custom-crafted) story to bring some people out of the dark side.
We might have to reprise some Dr. Seuss tales here.
QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Sun 13th July 2008, 11:06pm)
To the narcissist, the world and life are one long string of unfairnesses, to which they respond with retaliation, no matter how long the time frame. In relationships, they are either at your feet, or at your throat. (of course, usually the first before the second). They worship or hate. They tend to be paranoid, because they never do understand why the world doesn't treat them as the princes and queens they feel they deserve to be treated as.
Narcissistic personality disorder:
QUOTE
...a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. The narcissist is described as turning inward for gratification rather than depending on others and as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power and prestige.
Here is your
evidence of Narcissism.
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