[dpatrick86]

Wow, refreshing. To me, the most interesting part here is the incentive. It sounds like they ultimately just wanted to rise to the standard once it was made exhaustively clear. The important part here probably being that, by including peers, they know the feedback is coming from the right place, which is disarming.

[kevsim]

Disarming is an excellent way to describe it. When the people who you feel that you're on par with point out that you're not pulling your weight, there's no place left for self delusion.