BayLISA -> BayISSA

Thu Jun 17 11:55:11 PDT 2004

My experience with volunteer organizations suggests this is pointless,
but I feel morally obliged to do it anyway:

ALL TIME SPENT ARGUING ABOUT THE NAME IS WASTED.

Every single moment of my life I have spent discussing the names
of BayLISA, LISA, SAGE, SAGE-AU, and USENIX is a wasted moment
I could have spent doing something more productive, like studying
my navel lint. And I've spent *days* of my life on this. It has
never acheived anything whatsoever. Replacing the name has never
helped any organization I've ever been with, including the companies
where thank goodness I have never had to actually participate in
the decision, and discussing it is divisive and costs immense amounts
of time.

All names for organizations suck. Unless you have one that
is horrifically worse than usual (your organization is called
"Stupid Annoying People of America", for instance) the only
effective thing to do about it is to accept it and move on.

	Elizabeth

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zwicky at greatcircle.com
Newest project: Opal Eleanor Armstrong Zwicky, born March 4, 2004
Nothing much happened in the last year except a death, a wedding,
flesh-eating bacteria, a move, and a birth.