Talk:Macromanagement

HORRIBLE GRAMMAR!!!!! SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH PLEASE REDO THIS PAGE!!!

what is relation between micromanagement and macromanagement?

"Because it is spontaneous, opposing the system seems to be an irregular manner"? Does this mean that opposition to the system is irregular? 121.6.191.121 14:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

It means opposition to the system seems irregular. I also believe "manner" in this context is interchangeable with "behavior". I expect that it is a regional issue. I often find myself needing to be careful of using region specific terms. For example, I was going to say that the use of "manner" here is "like slang". I expect most people would know what I mean, but here the use of "like" is somewhat ambiguous and could be confusing to a person that reads/speaks English as a second language (He likes slang?). The term "like" is also over used. It would be more appropriate to say "similar" rather than "like". I will agree, though the article was clear and helpful to me, it is not exactly the English I am accustomed to.

criticism:

Just to note, there is no reason to 'yell'. What was your intended audience? If the original author saw your remarks, what do you think they would do with your advice? To anyone else, how do your remarks help them make the page better? And for the sake of argument, I thought that part was clear and concise. At minimum, the caps and extra exclamation marks are unnecessary.

suggestion (in some place as appropriate):

Macromanagement feels normal because it 'encourages' people to act a certain way through manipulation of variables in an environment, changes that might appear benign or have a less obvious purpose. Opposition to the system would then feel 'abnormal' even though 'normal' is new and planned. For example, in classrooms if desks are dirty or poorly maintained, students tend to believe (in practice) that vandalism is socially acceptable because they are already damaged; their change is lateral, not progressive. However, if desks are kept clean daily, and damaged equipment is quickly repaired or removed, then vandalism feels abnormal. Vandalism at this point would change the state of the desk, not contribute to the existing state. So the axiom is that well maintained classrooms are cheaper to keep clean and maintain. Cleaning or maintaining the individual desks for the sake of keeping them clean is an example of micromanagement. When to clean or maintain desks for the purpose of manipulating student behavior is an example of macromanagement.

Does that work better?

--98.210.121.9 (talk) 20:09, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Note: Sorry, I did not check the page as it existed when the comment was made (September 22, 2007). but still... --98.210.121.9 (talk) 20:20, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

strange ending

"Meanwhile, because of the nature of the mentioned process, no one would consider the presence of macromanager..."

The way this ends makes it appear as if the text was copied from a partial view of an abstract. This article actually ends with an elipses which in any other context would tell me it is the beginning of a larger text. Can this be verified?

If this is just a mistake rather than plagiarism, I would suggest:

"Meanwhile, because of the nature of the mentioned process, no one would consider the presence of the macromanager."

--98.210.121.9 (talk) 18:54, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

After a quick Google, it seems the phrase was literally copied from this forum: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/939643-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty/42340903 , post #9 by HappyHippo04. Not the most reliable source I have ever seen. ~Mable (chat) 09:26, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

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