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You know, this discussion is interesting, but it seems too theoretical.
So, I'd like to ask:
Pro-certification or anti, does anyone expect it to happen in the next
five years?
I suggest it won't, because:
a.) A vocal group - whether a majority or a minority - opposes the idea.
Another large group is indifferent to the idea.
b.) No organization exists that is capable of organizing certification
or of reinventing itself as a governing body for the profession.
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Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177 bbyfield -at- progeny -dot- com
"And Tyler smiles, Tyler smiles,
At an angry crowd stretching miles and miles,
Six hundred years, and the lesson wasn't learned."
- Attila the Stockbroker, "Tyler Smiles (22nd November, 1990)"
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