I like the term "dumb down principle" actually--it has a nice tone of
gritty reality to it, a reminder of the "joe six-pack" days of DC. I would
hate to see it tarted up to "Principle of Graceful Degradation," which
sounds like doublespeak to me.
Diane
At 09:40 PM 6/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>--- begin forwarded text
>
>I have a proposed change of terminology, and this may be the perfect time to
>introduce it.
>
>Might we change the 'dumb down principle' to the 'Principle of Graceful
>Degradation'?
>
>stu
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