On Aug 23, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
If we relax promotions, we would need to relax demotions too. And if we relax demotions, we would be able to relax promotions.
I'm not sure what is needed is a relaxation of promotion either - at least, not relaxation in the sense of "easier." In the sense of "thorazine," perhaps. That is to say, I think what is needed is not lower standards, but a refusal to allow stupid standards to hold sway.
-Phil