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From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 20:21 Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > On rec.travel.europe . Especially when you give information and do not > go further, although there are people interested ! for example, I'd > really like to know why do you think injection caclulators don't need > anivirus (they probably don't have any, that's sure, but why?) Why would that be an occasion to parade credentials? The only time I've seen people parade their credentials is when they don't actually know what they are talking about. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Padraig Breathnach on 29 Jul 2006 20:40 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Padraig Breathnach writes: > >> There are circumstances where it is appropriate to parade credentials. > >Which circumstances are those? In academic life (including at a graduation or conferring ceremony, when people may literally parade in their academic regalia); where expertise needs to be proven; where authority is asserted; when it is necessary to put certain types of person in their places. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/
From: Stanislas de Kertanguy on 29 Jul 2006 20:49 Mxsmanic a formulĀ ce Sunday : > Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > >> On rec.travel.europe . Especially when you give information and do not >> go further, although there are people interested ! for example, I'd >> really like to know why do you think injection caclulators don't need >> anivirus (they probably don't have any, that's sure, but why?) > > Why would that be an occasion to parade credentials? Because I'd still like to know why injection calculators don't need antivirus. You've written this earlier ; but you haven't backed it up. If you tell me that you've been working for Bosch or Sagem, with references, I'll believe it. But if you don't, I'd like an explanation ! > The only time I've seen people parade their credentials is when they > don't actually know what they are talking about. Did that happen only once ? -- remplacez "lesptt" par "laposte" pour me joindre substitute "laposte" for "lesptt" to reach me
From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 21:00 Stanislas de Kertanguy writes: > Did that happen only once ? It has happened on many occasions. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 21:02
Padraig Breathnach writes: > In academic life (including at a graduation or conferring ceremony, > when people may literally parade in their academic regalia); Since academics have not actually accomplished anything other than the collection of credentials, they have a vested interest in parading them, since the alternative would be to admit their uselessness. This is why universities expect their instructors and employees to have university degrees; to not impose this prerequisite would be to admit that degrees aren't necessary, which direct conflicts with the impression that universities would like to make, in their own best interests. > where expertise needs to be proven; Credentials do not prove expertise. Only performance does that. > where authority is asserted; Unless the authority is attached _de jure_ to the credentials, there is no connection between them. > when it is necessary to put certain types of person in their places. Credentials won't accomplish that; performance will. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |