Re: CAN WE STOP THE TRIVIAL DEBATES?

[Gordon Riley <Gordon_Riley@MERCERSBURG.EDU>]

I think it is important for Library School students and new Librarians to =
get an understanding of how much time Professional Librarians spend =
arguing about trivial stuff.

Gordon Riley
Technical Services Librarian
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg, PA
Gordon_riley@mercersburg.edu
The opinions expressed are my own!

"You have to be cynical, you have to question things.  You can't take =
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at odd angles.  You look for the big lie, question everything."  Jim =
Rockford, The Rockford Files

>>> "Donna L. " <d@MADISON.K12.WI.US> 02/10 7:22 PM >>>
Dear group:

As a soon-to-be school librarian, I am extremely disappointed by this and
other "veins" of email messages posted lately.  On a regular basis, I do =
as
others have suggested and delete these rather than bother with them.  I
joined the list over a year ago to learn more about librarianship, to
observe what the concerns are of librarians, to see this group of people
join in to assist each other in the profession.  At times I have been able
to assist other people, and I have gained so much information for use in =
my
present position as a teacher.

I know what some of you are thinking . . . "well, you're being a part of
the silliness, too, by joining in with your comments" . . . right?  Well,
this is from a different point of view--just think about the impressions
you are making.  Perhaps the debates should continue between individuals
rather than being posted to the group.  No one has to prove that s/he has
THE correct answer.  As a recent message from Peter M. said . . . get on
with the business of this listerv.

Donna 
Whitehorse Middle School
Madison, WI
d@madison.k12.wi.us=20



At 02:28 PM 2/10/00 -0800, Gabe Gancarz wrote:
>I agree 100 percent with what Jim said.  Context, context, context.  I've
seen and heard far worse words used in professional discussions than =
"suck".
>
>To those longing to live in the past, feel free to check local cable
listings for re-runs of "The Waltons."  We're in the age of "The Simpsons"
now ;-)
>
>Gabe
>_________________________________
>GABE GANCARZ, Assistant Librarian
>Glenbard East High School
>Lombard, IL
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>On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:26:33   Jim Neal wrote:
>>I am confident the word used fulfilled the intent of the author.  It =
brought
>>attention to the message.  In any good communications class the author =
would
>>have been told that when competing with 100 or so other messages posted
>>daily that something should be done to get readers' attention.  Its =
called
>>"Marketing."  Is that why book jackets are so colorful, to attract
>>attention?
>>
>>I tried to find the word in the "Offensive Words" section of my =
Webster's
>>but failed.  I did find the word but it was not labeled as "offensive" =
nor
>>as "unprofessional." Then I realized that maybe it could only be found =
in
>>the "Censor's" edition.  Then I thought "Surely not, it's not a four =
letter
>>word."
>>
>>I kept looking and found the word in my 21st Century Dictionary of Slang
>>defined as "Teen and College: To be bad."  Also on that page were "suck =
up,"
>>"sudden death," "sue someone's pants off," "suicide squad," sunbelt," =
"sure
>>thing." and "surviving spouse."
>>
>>Maybe the author utilized a slang word commonly used and understood by
>>younger persons.  Was that the true error?
>>
>>What would George Carlin have to say about this artificial controversy?
>>
>>Jim Neal
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