On 11 Aug 2008, at 12:22, John Levine wrote:
I already said when .xxx was on the table that IMHO there is no way that you can get out of this mess without making subjective political judgements on who "deserves better", or whether a string is "against public policy", etc.
No kidding. On the other hand, the 2000 and 2004 applicants all got expert evaluations, which for the most part the board disregarded when deciding who to approve. Isn't it nice to have the worst of both worlds?
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