Florence Devouard wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrote:
Gregory Maxwell wrote:
"Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses"
The real situation would have been no different had a message from Sue or the board. Had the pitchforks come out they would have backed down. Or the change could have just been made without notice. In both cases the community will have ultimately decided this one as well.
If it will make people happier, next time I decided to take initiative on a fairly clear cut matter I will make that that I find a watery tart to throw a sword at me first. ;)
I trust that "watery tart" was not intended as a sexist comment. ;-)
what does that mean Ec ?
It means first that I botched Greg's allusion to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" See http://arago4.tnw.utwente.nl/stonedead/movies/holy-grail/scene-03.html for the context.
A tart is a mostly British term for a prostitute, and in the Monty Python skit the reference was to the Lady of the Lake who rose up from the water to give King Arthur his sword. In the skit a peasant challenges this as an inappropriate means of choosing a leader.
Ec