8th August 2008, 12:37 PM
BAJR Host wrote:
"I was told that Britarch notes BAJR just moans about how the IFA are not enforcing standards ... I refer the honourable gentleman to previous discussions .. about what they can and can't do... and shall we say that for ever grumbling moan.....there is also a real issue. "
Err.. that may have been me! - I wasn't saying that was all that happened here, far from it. BAJR also has lots of moans on other subjects too! ;o)
But seriously, the comment was in relation to malicious misuse of the peer review system and discussing how this might be grounds for a complaint of professional misconduct.
I was commenting that standards enforcement needs an initial complaint in order to be acted on rather than a roving policing brief of a professional body - which would be unworkable. BAJR wasn't really the issue - just an example where such comments could be demonstrated as having had been made before (which given the number of pedants around on Britarch at the time would allow me to at least point them at threads to prove I wasn't making it up!)
For the sake of clarity though my exact comments were:
"I['ve] read a lot of moans on BAJR about the IFA not enforcing their standards & code of conduct, but usually where the IFA have not had a complaint - without a complaint they can't do anything."
I don't think the comment was unreasonable.
Andy
"I was told that Britarch notes BAJR just moans about how the IFA are not enforcing standards ... I refer the honourable gentleman to previous discussions .. about what they can and can't do... and shall we say that for ever grumbling moan.....there is also a real issue. "
Err.. that may have been me! - I wasn't saying that was all that happened here, far from it. BAJR also has lots of moans on other subjects too! ;o)
But seriously, the comment was in relation to malicious misuse of the peer review system and discussing how this might be grounds for a complaint of professional misconduct.
I was commenting that standards enforcement needs an initial complaint in order to be acted on rather than a roving policing brief of a professional body - which would be unworkable. BAJR wasn't really the issue - just an example where such comments could be demonstrated as having had been made before (which given the number of pedants around on Britarch at the time would allow me to at least point them at threads to prove I wasn't making it up!)
For the sake of clarity though my exact comments were:
"I['ve] read a lot of moans on BAJR about the IFA not enforcing their standards & code of conduct, but usually where the IFA have not had a complaint - without a complaint they can't do anything."
I don't think the comment was unreasonable.
Andy