Xref: utzoo news.groups:24174 comp.unix.misc:253 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!ziggy!screamer!tscs!tct!chip From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: The nature of wizards Message-ID: <270B296A.17D3@tct.uucp> Date: 4 Oct 90 12:22:02 GMT References: <1990Oct2.010645.10743@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <270897A8.6F6C@tct.uucp> <1990Oct3.024824.13060@eng.umd.edu> Followup-To: comp.unix.misc Organization: Teltronics/TCT, Sarasota, FL Lines: 18 [ Followups to comp.unix.misc ] According to russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto): >In article <270897A8.6F6C@tct.uucp> chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes: >>A true wizard is not only well-informed and experienced. She is also >>gracious and generous. She patiently answers questions that lesser >>beings might consider to be too "simple" or even "stupid" to bother >>with. > >Sounds more like a 'slave consultant' than a wizard. People of real stature need not be slaves to be helpful. >Why do you use 'she'? A better question is, "Why not?" -- Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT ,