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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:17:19 +0000, Steve Long wrote: |
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> TBH I think all that was needed was saying that the pre-existing rules |
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> apply to all on the dev m-l, and actually *enforcing* those rules for |
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> devs. Devrel is clearly not set up for that, so I support the new |
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> dev-mods (sorry proctors is a silly name imnsho as only Americans get |
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> it. I understand from a US buddy that a proctor is someone who gives |
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> you an aural examination cf viva. I /really/ dislike that connotation.) |
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That's a US-only usage. The British meaning is "an officer... appointed |
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annually and having mainly disciplinary functions"[1], which sums up the |
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post pretty accurately. |
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[1] Oxford English Dictionary |
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Neil Bothwick |
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X-Modem- A device on the losing end of an encounter with lightning. |
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