Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
I clearly remember the conversation.
Again, they didn't say "shred the ballots", correct? (therefore poetic license. Just a nit, no big deal to me.) Ok, I see that in there now...
Where did I say "shred the ballots"? (HINT: Nowhere)
Either you didn't comprehend what you were discussing then, or you don't comprehend what you're discussing now, or you're taking license with what I've said, or a combination of the above.
I said "shred their voting credentials":
Originally Posted by
TonyC
The Company wants pilots to NOT vote, because a no vote is a NO vote. They've already instructed pilots to shred their voting credentials as soon as they receive them so that they don't accidentally vote.
You promptly repeated and questioned the same phrase:
Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
To my knowledge, no such direction has been sent to "shred the voting credentials" Perhaps poetic license on your behalf.
Let's take a moment to consider the term "poetic license" so you'll understand that of which you have accused me.
Poetic license: noun. The liberty taken by an artist or a writer in deviating from conventional form or fact to achieve a desired effect.
Poetic license: Distortions of fact and literary convention made by a writer—not always a poet—for the sake of the effect gained. Poetic license is closely related to the concept of "artistic freedom". An author exercises poetic license by saying that a pile of money "reaches as high as a mountain" when the pile is actually only a foot or two high.
Now, what liberty do you accuse me of taking? What distortion did I commit? What deviation from fact did I exercise? What exaggeration do you detect?
NONE.
I quoted Brad Holt who said, "shred your instructions and VIN and PIN when you get them." The only possible objection you might have would be to my substitution of the word "credentials" for "instructions and VIN and PIN." In order to cast a vote electronically (more specifically, telephonically), one must have the instructions (which include the phone number to call and the steps to follow to register a vote), a Voter Identification Number (VIN), and a Personal Identification Number (PIN). These are the credentials required to vote. Without these credentials, the pilot cannot vote, and that inaction is counted as a NO vote. Once again, the "instructions and VIN and PIN"
are the credentials.
Your latest change to "shred the ballot" indicates either your ignorance of the process, since there is no ballot to shred, or your unwillingness to admit that you were wrong to accuse me of taking liberty with the truth.
Your little switcheroo is, though, a classic case of poetic license. Change the facts to gain a desired effect. Ooops, we noticed.
Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
SAPA, perhaps, is that organization? If I'm a SAPA rep, am I now an official puppet?
I can't see what motivates you, but you know. Are you thinking on your own, or is someone pulling your strings? As the saying goes, if the shoe fits.
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