Gatekeeping and Cringe – Grey Enlightenment

Gatekeeping and Cringe – Grey Enlightenment

I thought I would recapitulate some of my notes on gatekeeping, and why it exists. Gatekeeping involves the unintentional breach of implied or otherwise unstated/unwritten social rules or etiquette. There are few measures that can be taken ; even lurking is not always good enough, as the rules can be subtle or capriciously enforced. The only sign is shunning or feedback, which is swift and negative, and also unhelpful as it provides no informati…