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From: 193ellis@bunzel.qal.berkeley.edu (Michael K Ellis)
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Subject: Re: posting privileges
Summary: Define undergraduate
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Date: 16 Mar 89 03:03:10 GMT
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In article <3095@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> bryden@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Christpher F. Bryden) writes:
>>From article <7502@pyr.gatech.EDU>, by gus@pyr.gatech.EDU (gus Baird):
>> Undergraduates should not be allowed to post articles.
>
>Humm...
>
>I think that he is just having trouble keeping up with the postings.
>Doing away with the "undergraduates" would certainly reduce the volume
>of postings anyway. :->
>
>Chris

Ah, ahem, 'scuse me.  "undergraduate" is a state of whether or not you've
gotten a degree from (Insert diploma mill here) U.  It bears no resemblance
to whether or not you're qualified to post on the net.  Don't believe me?
Half of my classes have "undergraduates" who are over the age of 40.  While
I don't know if they post or not, they do have wisdom which would be of
distinct benefit to the net, as in real life experience.  Along the same
lines, immaturity is not necessarily a function of age.  I know more than
one "graduate" who doesn't qualify as human, much less as able to post to the 
net with some semblance of rationallity.  Diplomas mean you did the course
work.  Nobody said you learned anything.

Michael K. Ellis   		193ellis@snowy.qal.berkeley

"Ph.D" > "Piled higher and deeper"
"Is everybody happy?" Machiavelli
(pseudo quote.  I found a better one but nobody I know speaks Totoro."