On Sunday 13 January 2008 20:16:18 Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Jan 13, 2008 6:39 PM, Josiah Worcester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Certain patent titles are of the Order of Agora. These patent titles are:
> > - Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Agora
> > - Knight Commander of the Order of Agora
> > - Commander of the Order of Agora
> > - Officer of the Order of Agora
> > - Member of the Order of Agora
>
> Why?  At the least I would like some additional context as to what
> these are supposed to mean.
>
Reference to the Order of Great Britain, actually.

> > A person may only have one patent title from the Order of Agora. If a
> > person would be granted a higher title from the Order of Agora than e
> > currently has, then the lower such title is revoked when the higher title
> > is awarded.
>
> "administratively revoked"
Mmkay.
>
> > The Order of Agora SHOULD only be awarded if its new bearer has done a
> > great service to Agora, deserving of the highest award Agora has to
> > offer.
>
> In the past, this is what we've awarded the Hero title for.  It's
> currently held by Peter Suber, Chuck Carroll, and Douglas Hofstadter.
Mmkay. Will modify the proposal so that the holders of Hero get to be Knight 
Grand Officers of the Order of Agora, then.

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