23 Oct
2002
23 Oct
'02
2:51 p.m.
I am now convinced that one cannot do more than provide an open forum and bring the important issues to the table together with proposals how to deal wit them. If there is no big discussion, implement things as proposed and do not waste too much energy worrying whether there was enough discussion.
and when there are six proposals, often with overlap, all are then accepted. i have seen this. a wonderfully degenerate form of design by committee. not very good engineering. randy