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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>There have always been problems with changing
standards, people wanting more standards, fewer standards, etc. One thing
is for certain, as long as there is more than one person involved, there will be
more than one opinion. That's why I always try to take it with a grain of
salt,a nd remember the following.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Ancient wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the
best strategy is to dismount. </DIV>
<DIV><BR>In organizations, however, we often try many other strategies,
including the following:<BR> <BR>1. Changing
riders<BR>2. Buying a stronger whip<BR>3. Appointing a committee to
study the horse<BR>4. Arranging a visit to other sites to see how they
ride dead horses<BR>5. Increasing the standards for riding dead
horses<BR>6. Appointing a committee to revive the dead horse<BR>7.
Creating a training session to improve riding skills <BR>8. Comparing the
state of dead horses in today's environment<BR>9. Changing the requirements so
that the horse no longer meets the<BR>standard of death<BR>10. Harnessing
several dead horses together to increase speed<BR>11. Declaring that no horse is
too dead to ride <BR>12. Forming a committee to find uses for dead horses<BR>13.
Changing performance requirements for dead horses<BR>14. Promoting the dead
horse to a supervisory position<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>In reality, these can be changed to read whatever portion of the SCA you
wish to discuss.</DIV>
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<DIV>Spyke</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>An organization which worries more about rank and rules
than it does the people is an organization in
decline.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>