On 3/6/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
When the role of "bureaucrat" was created, the name was chosen
specifically so that people would not treat it as a status symbol. It should be something nobody really _wants_ -- something people do because it needs doing, not because it gains them credibility and influence. This seems to have worked reasonably well for the most part.
Seeing as how the word "bureaucrat" appears to be connected with "bureaucracy" I can't see how it could have been carefully chosen.
I thought the idea was to give the role negative connotations to ensure only those who really want the extra tools got them.
Johnleemk