Forum General Discussions      Re: Universities Posted by: Jim Stuckless , E-mail: Address, on December 24, 2008 at 00:03 : In Reply to: Re: Universities posted by : Joe Buckley    , E-mail: Address, on December 08, 2008 at 00:51 : I found myself reading this string and something struck me as odd. I'm hearing that SOME people are upset with this individuals usage of the word "university" (oops.... should I have used a capital 'U' there? I dont want to offend anyone) in the title of his business. They complain that it denigrates their own university degree and consequently the effort it took for them to achieve it. What I didn't see was whether or not the individual was misleading others into believing he is offering a service other than what he has stated. I have not spoken to him personally... nor have I been to his university... but I can't bring myself to believe he is telling people they will receive a university degree simply by attending one of his courses. I would like to think someone who does actually possess a university degree could figure that out. After all... I DON'T have a university degree and I figured it out. You feel that you have been dealt a personal slight in some way by his usage of the word university... maybe now you have some perspective of what it's like to be a tradesman and hear those with university degrees denigrate the training the tradesmen undertook. Follow Ups: Post a Followup: Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: ----------- Start Original Message ----------- : I found myself reading this string and something struck me as odd. I'm hearing that SOME people are upset with this individuals usage of the word "university" (oops.... should I have used a capital 'U' there? I dont want to offend anyone) in the title of his business. : They complain that it denigrates their own university degree and consequently the effort it took for them to achieve it. What I didn't see was whether or not the individual was misleading others into believing he is offering a service other than what he has stated. I have not spoken to him personally... nor have I been to his university... but I can't bring myself to believe he is telling people they will receive a university degree simply by attending one of his courses. : I would like to think someone who does actually possess a university degree could figure that out. After all... I DON'T have a university degree and I figured it out. : You feel that you have been dealt a personal slight in some way by his usage of the word university... maybe now you have some perspective of what it's like to be a tradesman and hear those with university degrees denigrate the training the tradesmen undertook. ------------ End Original Message ------------ Optional Link URL: Example: "http://www....html". Alternative write "http://www.ndt.net/wshop/attach/filename.htm" if you transfered a filename.htm via FTP Page Title: is important! Optional Image URL: http://www....gif Attention! Please click the button only once. This may take a moment to process Forum General Discussions Help