I'll agree with Diane here. I don't think "principle of graceful
degradation" means the same thing at all. The point is that if you leave
off the qualifier it still has meaning. That new phrase implies that
something that once exists is no longer.
Rebecca
On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Diane I. Hillmann wrote:
> 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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