From: Richard S. Holmes (rsholmes_at_MailBox.Syr.Edu)
Date: Sat Jun 01 2002 - 19:29:45 PDT
Glenn & Chrystal Overby <guardcaptain_at_earthlink.net> writes: > <rule> > My colleague is right. I am indeed Righteous and Conceited. However, his call is > just...if not stylish...so I shall also post a Rule. > > But I would first point out that the reference in Rule 185:1 to an obscure Texas > Libertarian politician borders on defaming the Congressman in question. The > Honorable Ron Paul was elected as a Republican member of Congress, not a > Libertarian. I am certain that in Republican circles calling the honorable member a > Libertarian is injurious to his reputation. :) > > I disagree with my un-Righteous and non-Conceited Modest Predecessor about > style. EVERYTHING is a matter of style. > (See http://home.earthlink.net/~guardcaptain/Style.html) > Committee members should get off their bums and more aggressively judge style. > Therefore, any Rule may be declared Sucky by the Committee's passing a Proposal > to that effect. If a Rule is declared Sucky, it must be declared INVALID by the Judge, > as we can't afford Sucky Rules when we also have sleepy members. > </rule> > > Glenn E. Overby II > Tilton, Illinois, USA > > -- > Rule Date: 2002-06-01 16:21:34 GMT > JUDGEMENT: No problems. STYLE: Of course the style must be negative. That's hardly difficult, however. Lines over 80 characters, pseudo-HTML, a smiley emoticon ferheavensake -- I'd say that's a solid 0.7 points worth of penalty! And not a hint of defamation as far as I can see. My fellow committee members, of course, may see further than I... -- - Rich Holmes Syracuse, NY -- Rule Date: 2002-06-02 02:30:06 GMT
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