Re: DPL candidates: what is effective?
Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 09:42:39AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote:
> > - what do you mean by "effective"?
>
> Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]
> Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a
> decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable;
> operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the
> effective men in a regiment.
>
> > - when would you say a delegation is no longer effective?
>
> When the person in the delegation role is no longer actively working on
> what he or she has been delegated to do.
Even if the person still has the power to produce an effect or effects?
I think the above answers seem to contradict.
Further, it's disappointing to see argument by dictionary.
Regards,
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