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Re: My Topic Area ratings may not agree with yours

Am I missing something here? Is this a joke? Should I respond to this as a
serious critique of my behavior? Sorry, but the internet doesn't convey
sarcasm very well and I want to know the intention of this before I
respond.

>Colleagues:
>
>I think its unprofessional, unconscionable, and indefensible (at least)
>for Dr. Tuna to express his opinions on the topic or any other CEDA
>business matter publicly.  These decisions are better made with the quiet
>counsel of equals and without the pressure of public scrutiny or the
>possibility that his opinions might affect others.  After all, with his
>having achieved the status of an exalted one, it is demeaning and
>dispiriting to see him enter the public discourse as a plebian.
>
>The CEDA heirarchy are over-paid for their meager service but that does
>not mean that they should attempt to justify their filthy lucre by
>lowering themselves to entering the public fray.  But when they do, their
>edicts, shallowly concealed as personal opinions, should be treated with
>fear and reverence, for they have the force of law and the essence of holy
>writ.
>
>Don't tread on me.  Long live the King Fish!  Yada, yada, yada. (or is it
>Yoda, Yoda, Yoda? [for some reason I can't communicate without
>paretheses]).
>
>Tom Jewell

Alfred Charles Snider III -- AKA "Tuna"
Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont
Mail: Box 54225, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405-4225
Phone: 802-656-0097, Fax: 802-656-4275
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