John, I do not in any way think that "arcane skills should be kept within the priesthood". What I do think is that one should not propose to a novice that he should just re-link a module with AC=1 when it has not been determined that that is even the problem.
I imagine you would teach someone how to load and pull the trigger on a gun without first instructing them in proper firearm safety. The original poster had problem, and you proposed digging him deeper, rather than helping solve the problem. Scott On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:40 PM, john gilmore <[email protected]>wrote: > Scott, > > We must agree to disagree. > > What you judge prudential seems to me to be bureaucratic complication that > provides the inexperienced with the illusion of security without its > substance; and you view my suggestion as irresponsible. > > I imagine that this is only one of our visceral differences. Like CC I > was reluctant to post in this thread, which was and has remained a > discussion of a poorly understood issue among mostly uninformed people. I > did so only to make it clear that wrong-AC problems are easily remedied > using the Binder. > > These things said, I have no sympathy with the generic notion that arcane > skills should be kept within the priesthood; and that I suspect is where we > differ crucially. > > John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA > > CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
