On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 03:46, Miksa, Shawne <SMiksa_at_unt.edu> wrote:
> I wasn't joking, Mr. Johannesen. Many of the department, university, state,
> and national committees I have served on over the past ten years (give or
> take) have done exactly these things.
Oh, I knew you weren't joking. "A committee is a group of people who
individually do nothing, but together can decide nothing can be done."
- Fred Allen
> Lastly, I'm not sure what the "WikiPedia?" reference means.
It a pointer to something that works without committees.
> It's an interesting social collaboration experiment
Ugh. You're kidding again, right? Experiment? Maybe it was in 2001.
These days we call it an online encyclopedia.
> but I don't consider it a reliable source for information. We don't allow our students to cite it in their work.
Ah yes, the belief in the infallibility of books and journals. Good
luck with that.
Alex
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