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Standards Celebrity Deathmatch: Builders v Architects "dingding!" Bill :-----Original Message----- :From: Dave Winer [mailto:dave@u...] :Sent: 28 March 2001 04:40 :To: Marcus Carr; Simon St.Laurent :Cc: xml-dev@l... :Subject: Re: experts : : :Simon's argument, and mine, are consistent with your :definition. We have :plenty of people with a high degree of knowledge of a certain :subject. What :we need more of are people who actually do the work. You know, :the people in :the trenches. Dave : : :----- Original Message ----- :From: "Marcus Carr" <mrc@a...> :To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...> :Cc: <xml-dev@l...> :Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:07 PM :Subject: Re: experts : : :> :> "Simon St.Laurent" wrote: :> :> > I'm pondering the term 'invited expert' and what it really means. :> > :> > Do we really want a Web designed by experts? :> :> This is getting silly - if you check dictionary.com it :defines an expert :as "a :> person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a :certain subject". :I'm :> at a loss as to who could possibly be more appropriate. You :don't want :rich, :> self-interested parties and now you don't want people with :actual topic :> understanding either - who do you want to do the work? Experts are :typically :> experts because they work in the field. :> :> I swore I wouldn't get [expletive deleted] into this thread, but now that :I am, I might :also :> point out that if an employee does qualify as an invited expert, many :companies :> will support them in standards work, both financially and by donating :time. An :> invited expert need not necessarily jump trains or stow away :on ships, :unless :> that happens to be their preferred mode of transport. :> :> :> -- :> Regards, :> :> Marcus Carr email: mrc@a... :> ___________________________________________________________________ :> Allette Systems (Australia) www: http://www.allette.com.au :> ___________________________________________________________________ :> "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." :> - Einstein :> :> :> :> ------------------------------------------------------------------ :> The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS :> <http://www.oasis-open.org> :> :> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ :> :> To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word :> "unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... : : :------------------------------------------------------------------ :The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS :<http://www.oasis-open.org> : :The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ : :To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word :"unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... : :_____________________________________________________________________ :This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star :Internet delivered :through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further :information visit :http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp :
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