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   Brandon Staggs to J.B. Wood   
   Re: Jeri Ellsworth at VCF East 4.0   
   07 Oct 08 11:13:36   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.cbm   
   From: nospam@a.b.c   
      
   "J.B. Wood" wrote on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:32:06 -0400:   
      
   > Hello, and my opinion of Wikipedia aside for the moment, I'm not   
   > questioning Ms. Ellsworth's knowledge or skills and I don't know if she   
   > ever has referred to herself as an engineer.  That title, however, is   
   > reserved for those who have earned it IMHO and understand the underlying   
   > theory and applied mathematics.  If non-degreed she is at best a very   
   > skilled electronics technician, but not an engineer.  Sincerely,   
      
   Not everybody needs schooling to master a trade.  And not every region   
   protects the term "engineer" as only applying to people who are   
   "papered."   
      
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   -Brandon   
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