The Maverick wrote:
The fires created are not the newbies themselves, but the damage a small part of them do (either intentional or not). "Guide" is still too paternal for my taste. In my part of the world at least, firefighters play the role of general emergency personell (providing extraction and medical assistance at car crashes and such) and only on relatively rare occasions fight actual fires. IMO that makes them a very positive symbol.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
Ha. "Wikipedia Emergency Medical Technicians." JTE (just to explain), I was maybe thinking the firefighter thing was kind of a novelty act. When the high tide of post 911 nationalism eventually goes back out to sea, the seaweed and rotting orcas left behind dont usually get doused with retardant and hooked up to plasma. But then again they dont get "shepherded" off either. :) I suppose shepherds have more to do -- firefighters conduct their normal lives and toss foam on occasion -- shephership requires devotion and dedication, while firefighters only need a pager -- So, yeah I suppose firefighters might fit the WP better.
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