On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:23:20 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding is a good summary.
>>
>>
> Similar to what I understand it to mean.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law_of_triviality

Yep.

The explanation I initially had been given was something along the lines 
that people contribute to the discussion of the colour because they can - 
they may not know anything about construction, building codes, etc - but 
they can have an opinion on the colour, so they provide it so they're 
"participating."

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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