Posted by Jost on October 3, 2006, at 22:42:31
In reply to Re: utterly and completely confused » alexandra_k, posted by gardenergirl on October 3, 2006, at 21:41:50
I missed any discussion of small boards.
But, Alex, you've got to admit that gated communities-- by which I assume you mean, a closed communities established for the purpose of excluding so-called "undesireable" others, ie putting up a "gate" that symbolically to imposes seclusion but accomplishes nothing else--
are different from groups that come together to accomplish a (legitimate) purpose, such as organizing a message board, or the publication of a magazine (editorial boards) or giving direction to a university or other non-profit institution (the trustees).
I'm willing to bet that it's a whole lot more tedious than otherwise to be in most of the deputy meetings. It's kind of like grading papers, or giving grades in general. As a student, I always thought that must be incredibly exciting-- to wield that type of power-- etc etc. As a teacher, I found it unbearably wearisome to read exams, papers, to mull over the minutia of exactly what grades to assign, worry about the effects, or reactions of students whose grades weren't what they wanted, and so forth.
I have the feeling this is more like that, than not.
Jost
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