VOTE: Should we suggest a new term at all?
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:32 pm
"FOR" A CHANGE
* no definition of what is a "major" case
* current name creates hassles
* current term creates confusion
* illustrates our discipline isn't stagnant
* a new term would better articulate the concept
* existing term is imprecise
* existing term refers to circumstance,
not completeness
"AGAINST" A CHANGE:
* new term would create more confusion
* old term has been around and is used universally
* old term is understandable - it's what people know
* why re-invent the wheel?
* the issue is training, not the existing term
* changing terms would appear that we are
ungrounded in basic foundations
* no definition of what is a "major" case
* current name creates hassles
* current term creates confusion
* illustrates our discipline isn't stagnant
* a new term would better articulate the concept
* existing term is imprecise
* existing term refers to circumstance,
not completeness
"AGAINST" A CHANGE:
* new term would create more confusion
* old term has been around and is used universally
* old term is understandable - it's what people know
* why re-invent the wheel?
* the issue is training, not the existing term
* changing terms would appear that we are
ungrounded in basic foundations