Matching Plant Images Internally

[merrimacga]

Regarding the comments, wouldn't a more integrated approach be more fruitful? I am writing up comments for each match, could that perhaps serve as a basis, and others add in their own column on the same sheet whether they disagree with something?

Hmm, I had considered that but a few potential issues come to mind. First, we didn't have any comments in the workbook until today so maybe we should see what that looks like before we consider how we should integrate them further. Also, the comments shouldn't become a replacement for the ratings but rather supplement them, providing a reasoning for the rating that might give some insight that another participant may have missed when making their own rating. The last thing I would think we would want is to get so distracted by the comments that they become the primary focus and devolve into comment and counter comment and counter comment again.

I guess if it were up to me, I would want to see each participant, to whatever extent they so choose, be allowed to comment based on the rating they already decided then each could take a look at what the other participants are saying in case there is anything they hadn't considered but still give the others a chance to see their unmodified viewpoint as well before we try to integrate and before each participant re-evaluates their own rating. I believe consensus is our end goal but we shouldn't just all come to the same conclusions because we went back and changed what we said to match what others have said. That might risk losing valuable insight.

If we can figure out a way to add opposing viewpoints to a specific comment in an integrated fashion but without losing that original insight, I'm all for it. But I defer to whatever Mark would prefer since this started as his project.