[WikiEN-l] Policy Creation Procedure

[Gallagher Mark George]

G'day Carl,

> On 9/20/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:09:54 -0700, Ray Saintonge
> > <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Since we also have five members of the Board, was this intended 
> to be an
> > >allegory?
> >
> > No, it's *ape*, not alligator.
> 
> Allegory: a story with a deeper level of meaning, where elements 
> of the
> stories generally represent something else in real life. The 
> question was if
> the apes were supposed to stand for the Board, not if "alligators" 
> wereintended instead of apes.

That joke is either a wonderful example of deadpan humour so subtle and profound that a poor pleb like me can't hope to understand it, or you missed Guy's point completely.  Apparently AGF compels me[0] to believe the best of the situation, so one must assume you're just taking Guy's joke to another, more beautiful, level.

In which case: well played, sir.  Well played.


[0] One day I'm going to post a long list of the CW-like 
     misunderstandings of policy I've seen put forth by CVU 
    types[1].  I suspect there isn't a single policy that hasn't 
    seen someone bitten by an officious Enforcer who 
   doesn't actually know what the policy really means.

[1] Actually, "AGF means you can't say someone is wrong" 
     is quite common, and even one or two admins have 
    been known to spout it.  I've tried to bring this silliness to 
    the admins' attention, but they just think I'm assuming 
    bad faith on their behalf.[2]

[2] But this post isn't about AGF.  I'm actually being 
     humorous and not at all political.  So you can stop 
     looking at me like that and start assuming GF.

-- 
Mark Gallagher