Rules for submitting comments:
1. No profanity. I maintain the pretense that this is a family-friendly site.
2. Stay on topic. A bit of straying and off-hand commenting is okay, but hijacking the discussion is right out.
3. No ad hominem attacks. Attack the subject, not the other person on the thread and keep the discussion civil.
4. No spamming or commercial endorsements. These get deleted immediately.
Tip: Beware of putting hyperlinks in your comments–especially at the end. For some reason, Blogger interprets these as spam.
Note: Due to the recent spate of anonymous spamming, registration for comments is now required.
Good intentions, as implemented by committee. Bonus points for admissions committees now being in the business of determining who gets to be a favored minority, and how many grandparents he needs in a given column to qualify.
ReplyDeleteBut I guess one should expect to jump through hoops in an academic environment. Somehow, with motivation, learning and research end up happening despite it all. What I never understood, though, is how rarely the very intelligent professors and grad students recognize PC for the utter nonsense it is. Maybe they adopt the standard opinions because their brains are fully occupied with their own work: simplified view of reality to leave more cycles free for research. Still, one reason I'm glad to be out of that environment.