[ga] Meaningful Talk

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

Dear David

Once upon a time there was a happy land where every body spoke short and
simple words.  Then the French came and lawyers were invented.  Words like
affidavit, government, judiciary, jealousy and armaments were introduced.
Now we don't understand, we comprehend.

Comprendez?

Please start being meaningful by trying to:

(a)    use plain Anglo-Saxon words as far as possible
(b)    talk to people as if they are your equal
(c)    keep sentences short and to the point
(d)    avoid mixing up too many ideas together

The example below is patronising drivel.

Thank you.

Patrick Corliss



----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
To: Patrick Corliss <patrick@quad.net.au>
Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 5:46 AM
Subject: Meaningfulness


> At 03:04 AM 5/28/00 +1000, Patrick Corliss wrote:
> >Could you PLEASE contribute something meaningful?
>
>
> Glad to.  Please read very carefully and then consider the content even
> more carefully:
>
> 1.  It is trivial to create long -- possibly interesting -- lists, of
> "groups", or "requirements", or whatever.
>
> 2.  It is extremely difficult to create a practical list and harder still
> to implement it.  It is nearly impossible to synthesize a meaningful,
> productive list in an open group consensus process.
>
> 3.  Progress requires action.  Discussion and debate might be necessary
> prerequisites, but they do not constitute progress.
>
> 4.  Consequently it is essential for formulate minimal and simple lists,
> seeking only what is clear -- even obvious -- and essential.  If an entry
> in a list can be deferred, it should be, until there is more experience
> with the topic.
>
> 5.  Most of my previous contributions in fact seek focus and constraint of
> the group effort, in the hope that progress can be made.  It is based on
> many years of working within open group processes that succeed or fail,
> frequently due to only and just the question of keeping initial steps
simple.
>
> 6.  My previous note was extremely meaningful.  Failure to understand that
> suggests a need to read more carefully or learn more about practical open
> processes.
>
> d/
>
> =-=-=-=-=
> Dave Crocker  <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
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