Why We Fail

Fail execution on delivering important message. A brand new name suggesting a concept of this magnitude is going to turn people off, put them on the defensive, and hinder you people actually addressing the situation.

The well of ideas is both dry and runneth over. People ARE putting them out there, but its not a lot of people. It's a few people contributing a lot of ideas, rather than a lot of people each contributing a few. The other aspect is execution. Who's actually following through? You can talk about an idea until it's so awesome that in one fell swoop you could bring down every org with a single raid because your idea is THAT awesome, but until SOMEONE DOES IT, you've accomplished nothing.

I'm being told there's drama. That's a cancer that kills Chanology. Newfags are the lifeblood of continued action, and I see it on enturb.com a lot. New people are looked down upon. New people can be turned into effective individuals with the right guidance and push. Some need a bigger push than others. If you are not asking new people "why are you here" you can't find out what you need to do to KEEP them here, nor will you find out what appeals most to the public in terms of bringing them to our side. If you are not including and involving them in things such as planning and execution (showing up and holding a sign does not count), you're setting them and you up for failure because they won't feel like they belong and will leave.

Variety is the spice of life. Raids look stale from my perspective. Congrats on some wins, but I think you could all be doing better. I'm going to share with you all a fantastic piece of advice: "Raids can go more places than the park, the org, and Horton Plaza". OOOOOOOOH!! What a concept! You can also raid the following place:
-College campuses
-Parks OTHER than balboa
-News media
-Community events
I'll discuss this more in Think Tank.

What can be done about it?
-Never be afraid to submit an idea. Communication is essential. Don't say things that might get people butthurt, but also do not let yourself get butthurt. Remember the fucking mission, and focus on that.
-Build strength and size. Numbers aren't essential, but they help. A small group of hardcore people is great, but you aren't that. Bolster the fucking ranks to increase effectiveness, or turn what you have now into one hardy badass team.
-Share the load. If you aren't thinking, "How can I be even more effective and help more" then you're a cancer. If you're involved in something big and crucial, do not be afraid to allow others to help you and seek out help if its not being offered and you need it.
-More constructive criticism. At the end of every raid or other op, you need to do what we in the military call an AAR (after action review). Everyone needs to pick COLLECTIVE actions and events that are "sustains" (what we did right) and "improves" (What we can fix). The key is collective, not individual ("We the group needed more flyers", not "dave didn't bring enough flyers"). Then do a personal assessment, that way Dave will not be a bitch and buy more flyers.

tl;dr;-No, go back and read it, because this is exactly the fail that hurts the cell and the movement.

What can I do?
I'm doing it. I may be coming off as a leaderfag, but in real life I AM a leader for a living, so I think I know just a little about motivating and getting shit done. The greatest weakness of Anonymous is that we have no single central body of authority which can sit there and say "do this, do that" and make things happen. It's entirely dependent upon YOU the individual Anon to take the initiative to do it.