[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper
Jeffrey A. Williams
jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com
Sat Aug 30 20:41:44 EDT 2008
Sylvia and all,
Sorry but I refuse to use Google for anything or access any
google.com link as they are purvayers of spam and often
propagate phishing due to their miss configured DNS.
Sylvia Caras wrote:
> I'm interested in seeing the Google docs format used this way. I
> found it easy to read through and we will all be able to see edits.
>
> A suggestion that is philosophic not stylistic is whether to
> capitalize 'internet'. I think we should not. The internet
> technology seems to me no longer a brand but rather absorbed into
> ordinary civil life and doesn't need the differentiation.
>
> More stylistic, I wonder about substituting 'foundational' for
> 'constitutional'. The former seems to me more flexible and inclusive,
> the latter stricter and more formal. For rights, I am thinking about
> overarching or underpinning rights, which then become implemented in
> constitutions and laws and standards and ... Cornerstone rights would
> also work for me.
>
> Please note that I am reading/writing with an American English
> mind/brain, and how I react to terms may not be how others understand
> the words.
>
> I too prefer shorter interventions.
>
> Sylvia
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