"David Goodman" wrote
some of it is polishing--others polishing only in the satyric sense of the usual undergraduate vandalism. None of it strikes me as a serious problem, and none is very recent.
It's usually kind of obvious. "TUVXYZ B&N College's mission statement cherishes individual students in order to maximise their individual potential, through vocational training in iPhone science and no classes Friday to allow quality weekends; while maintaining the highest standards of civic awareness in the tradition of our founder, Maximilian Q. Hackenbush." You would lay money someone employed by the College pasted that in.
Charles
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Actually, none of the material listed there is this extensive. The trivial stuff that is in the article is canbe illustrated by one + and one -
+ "Duke University is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina." Changed: "Duke University is a prestigious private university located in Durham, North Carolina."
Original: "Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium … has a seating capacity of about 93,000." Changed: "Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium … is made completely out of goat cheese."
I've seen much more problematic material, some positive and often not by anons. but by those with a declared connection.
On the negative side, there's sometimes very extensive vandalism. We've all seen that.
I am not sure why the Chronicle decided to publish this very minor material. They obviously do not have our standards for notable content.
On 10/18/07, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
"David Goodman" wrote
some of it is polishing--others polishing only in the satyric sense of the usual undergraduate vandalism. None of it strikes me as a serious problem, and none is very recent.
It's usually kind of obvious. "TUVXYZ B&N College's mission statement cherishes individual students in order to maximise their individual potential, through vocational training in iPhone science and no classes Friday to allow quality weekends; while maintaining the highest standards of civic awareness in the tradition of our founder, Maximilian Q. Hackenbush." You would lay money someone employed by the College pasted that in.
Charles
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