Region: OUtopia (253696, 281088)
Local-Position: (53, 106, 29)
"Verbum sapienti satis est" goes the Latin tag; a word to the wise is enough. We are all supposed to take the hint, the nod, the wink, and be wise. But there are times when a quiet word through intermediaries just isn't enough.
"So you'd like to apply for a PhD with us, Mr Jones. What classification of undergraduate degree did you get?"
"A first. Well, I think it was a first. You see my university hasn't told me, but my brother's girlfriend's mum knows this bloke on the awards committee and she told my brother that she was sure I got a first."
In January the OUtopia community were asked to provide the steering committee with a plan for the self management of the island by March 2nd, with a risk assessment. Now OUtopia is a social space. We come here to get away from assignments, but we did it. We got together, had lots of discussions, arguments and downright flaming rows. We sorted out several ways ahead, wrote them up into plans, arranged elections, voted, came to a conclusion, tidied it up and formally submitted to the steering committee a day early, because "someone on the committee" let it be known they wanted it early.
That was three weeks ago. The committee had a meeting on the 9th and we expected to hear back from them - formally, as befits a formal submission. You can see the only response as the previous entry in this blog: an informal, they said yes, but we need to sort out "technical question" and get back to you. That might be okay for a while, but we want to move forward, and details, as we all know, have a habit of biting you on the behind if you aren't careful.
On this occasion an informal word to the wise isn't enough. The community deserves better.
