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Article #535Re: Communications
From: Blaine Gaither
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 15:39
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 15:39
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Bob Schwartz
>It is embarassing, in this age of desktop publishing and increased
>general interest and awareness of document design, to see ACM's
>flagship publication go off the deed end. It reinforces the
>stereotype that most computer folks can't be trusted to have good
>design sense (except for code).
It is clear to me that there are esentially no computer folks at ACM
HQ. These are "trained professionals" in publishing. In general they
have no idea of the meaning the technical content of most published
papers. THIS IS NOT BAD IN ITSELF, but remember they is not a group
of volunteer sig folkes.
In general we have the same problems with moving HQ that the
presidents/governors have in trying to redirect large Civil service
orgs.
The problem is that SOME of the ACM HQ folks I have talked with seem
to think we (the members) are children. They act as if we are not
capable of holding valid opinions on publication format, or for that
mater, society management or budgeting. Should we just lay back and
pay more dues to pay for more staff overhead?
Blaine
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bagate!dsinc!widener!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!wotan!moxie!texsun!geraldo.Central.Sun.COM!cronkite!male!newstop!sun!amdahl!tetons!bdg From: bdg@idaho.amdahl.com (Blaine Gaither) Newsgroups: comp.org.acm Subject: Re: Communications Message-ID: <BDG.91Jun19093923@targhee.idaho.amdahl.com> Date: 19 Jun 91 15:39:23 GMT References: <BDG.91Jun7093338@targhee.idaho.amdahl.com> <794@seqp4.UUCP> <1991Jun16.160625.27644@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <Jun.17.11.45.48.1991.22387@paul.rutgers.edu> Sender: usenet@tetons.idaho.amdahl.com Distribution: usa Organization: Amdahl Corp., Rexburg, ID. Lines: 33 In-reply-to: rschwart@paul.rutgers.edu's message of 17 Jun 91 15:45:50 GMT