[mou] listing game
Jim Williams
two-jays@att.net
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:32:12 -0800
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Polemic -- a controversial discussion.
Obviously true.
The ABA rules, as shown on page 81 of the 2002 ABA listing report, are as I
described. Interpretations of those rules, the angels dancing on the heads
of pins, indeed take many more words, at which point much of the joy of this
pursuit begins to drain away.
These hundreds of words, in Minnesota and for the ABA, seek to establish
guidelines that keep lists within common bounds, on the same playing field.
What is not and cannot be addressed is the absolute inequality inherent in
all of the other realities that enter the creation of one's lists -- age,
physical condition, family responsibility, employment situation, free time,
and income, to name a few.
Thresholds exist for many published lists, including some Minnesota lists.
To have your state life list published, for example, you must have reached
an arbitrary number. This ignores the fact that a lesser number might well
represent greater skill and determination, depending upon the life situation
of the individual creating the list.
The rules are fine for what they do, but they are no more than veneer.
Jim Williams
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Polemic -- a controversial discussion.<BR>
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Obviously true.<BR>
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The ABA rules, as shown on page 81 of the 2002 ABA listing report, are as I=
described. Interpretations of those rules, the angels dancing on the heads =
of pins, indeed take many more words, at which point much of the joy of this=
pursuit begins to drain away. <BR>
<BR>
These hundreds of words, in Minnesota and for the ABA, seek to establish gu=
idelines that keep lists within common bounds, on the same playing field. Wh=
at is not and cannot be addressed is the absolute inequality inherent in all=
of the other realities that enter the creation of one's lists -- age, physi=
cal condition, family responsibility, employment situation, free time, and i=
ncome, to name a few. <BR>
<BR>
Thresholds exist for many published lists, including some Minnesota lists. =
To have your state life list published, for example, you must have reached a=
n arbitrary number. This ignores the fact that a lesser number might well re=
present greater skill and determination, depending upon the life situation o=
f the individual creating the list. <BR>
<BR>
The rules are fine for what they do, but they are no more than veneer.<BR>
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Jim Williams<BR>
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