Re: [xtm-wg] A modest motion for approval and vote

[Sam Hunting <sam_hunting@yahoo.com>]

Jack, are you accepting this as a friendly amendment? If so, I vote for
it, first for the meaning, second for the historical accuracy, third
because it sounds parallel to "Founding Member".

S.

--- Jack Park <jackpark@verticalnet.com> wrote:
> Comments duely noted and greatly appreciated :-)
> 
> Jack
> 
> From: Mason, James David (MXM) <mxm@y12.doe.gov>
> 
> > Since I'm not a voting member of the AG, I can't vote for Jack's
> motion
> > (though I would if I could).
> >
> > However, I'd like to suggest that rather than "Emeritus" you say
> something
> > like "Founding". I come from an academic background, and to me
> "Emeritus"
> > has somewhat the sense of "X is retired and over the hill, but
> we'll give
> > him a nice title to recognize that once upon a time he did a useful
> job."
> > Certainly the etymology of the term includes "because of merit",
> and the
> > people in question do indeed still have merit, but I'd hate to
> think that
> > their merit is just for past deeds.
> >
> > Jim Mason
> > (son of a Professor Emeritus)
> 
> 
> 
>
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