It seems to me that if it is really a discussion, then there may be many
possible things which could resolve it, and the AD raising the question
may not know exactly what is feasible to clear it. Otherwise it is a
demand, not a discussions. And in my experience while ADs can be pushy
(like the rest of us), they are generally prepared to have discussion.
Thus, I find your second item below to be inappropriate.
At the same time, discussions do have to be resolvable. If there is no
way to address it, then it is not a discuss. But "required to clar" is
the wrong picture as far as I can tell.
Yours,
Joel
On 5/14/2013 5:12 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
I am *not* suggesting getting rid of it.
I *am* suggesting that it needs to be used only where necessary, and
that 'necessary' ought to be clearly proved by:
- citing the specific DISCUSS criteria involved
- providing explicit information on what would
be required to clear the DISCUSS