blamestorm

plural blamestorms

1. A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something

   SO is this the end to the blamestorm which has swirled around black/white relations in Australia for more than 200 years?

   2008 February 16, The Magpie, “Harsh realities”, in Townsville Bulletin

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   This was more of a brainstorming session, which is better than a blamestorm, and we were all invited to share and contribute.

   2000, Nelson DeMille, The Lion's Game, page 354

   Apathetic, yet curious, he solved the conundrum by facebooking his prey, then weathering the blamestorm. Victory was his.

   2008 November 30, Gary Crooks, Spokane Spokesman-Review

   We should all be ashamed of ourselves for using Leila Parreira’s grave illness, and her husband’s departure to be with her, as a pretext for a ridiculously futile blamestorm.

   2008 April 24, Carlos Amato, “Enough blamestorming!”, in The Times (Johannesburg)

present singular third person blamestorms · participle present blamestorming · participle past blamestormed · past blamestormed

1. to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something

   Instead of brainstorming and problem-solving, professionals blamestormed, creating more problems and inaction.

   2004 October 1, “Create a no-blame lab environment.”, in Medical Laboratory Observer

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   So before blamestorming wireless, make sure that the problem does not exist when you are using wired networking.

   2002, Jonathan Feldman, Sams Teach Yourself Network Troubleshooting in 24 Hours, page 176

   I'm gald to see that there are people like you that appreciate the Eagles and aren't just looking to blamestorm and blow off steam.

   2005 February 7, Rick Y, “Thanks Birds..”, in alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles (Usenet)