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Originally Posted by Brian Beatty
The Reference program is a complete waste of everyone's time. Who is going to give a name that is going to give a negative reference? Even John Wayne Gacy could have come up with three people to say good things about him( First Lady Rosalyn Carter, for one ). This program is time intensive enough without finding new and imaginative ways to consume more of it.
Sincerely,
Brian Beatty
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I agree. I could use my teammates as references and they could use me and each other as references creating a big circle of references. It's like the CEO / board of directors circle in big companies in which they vouch for each other and give each other big raises. It doesn't accomplish anything.
Also (somewhat off topic), let's say that I do have something in my past that would disqualify me (I DON'T, by the way), but I have been doing FIRST for 7 years now with only good reactions to my involvement. Would that mean that a mistake from many years ago would trump my obvious rehabilitation - that all of my years of good service do not count any more? That seems kind of wrong. I guess I can see being a little more suspicious of new additions, but what about people that have been doing this for years and haven't done anything to harm a student? That is one of many reasons why I think it is best left up to the teams.
And furthermore, why should I be excluded from the team if I have 5 speeding tickets? I really don't see the logic in that one. (Once again, I DON'T have 5 speeding tickets - but if I did, I would be saying goodbye to all of you).
-Chris