On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:56 PM, David T. Macknet <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Are you just not thinking it through, Larry?
>
> Having an industry accepted standard means you don't have to defend every
> aspect of policy - you can point to the standard and say,
>


Okay I was gonna say, don't get me started...Don't EVEN get me started...
and now you have.

Am I thinking it through??  No, I'm hip-shooting... after 40 years in this
field, when it comes to policy, practice, process and procedure, that's
what I always do.

And after 10yrs on the ARMA Standards Committee, including 4 as it's Chair
and more year than that involved with ISO, AIIM and NFPA Standards... I'm a
bit peeved at someone using the term "Standard" so lightly.

Want to know what it takes to PROPERLY DEVELOP Standards for their use and
wide acceptance?  Do a bit of reading here:

http://goo.gl/RMu93

http://www.bsigroup.com/Documents/standards/guide-to-standards/BSI-Guide-to-standards-1-4-standards-creation-BSI-UK-EN.pdf

And here:

http://goo.gl/dft7x

http://publicaa.ansi.org/sites/apdl/Documents/Standards%20Activities/American%20National%20Standards/Procedures,%20Guides,%20and%20Forms/2010%20ANSI%20Essential%20Requirements%20and%20Related/2010%20ANSI%20Essential%20Requirements.pdf

And if you've got some extra bucks laying around, here:

http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=39976


It won't take long to realize what "garp" represents are GUIDELINES, NOT a
Standard.  They weren't developed using the same principles or process,
they are not speicific enough to serve the requirements of all industry
segments or types of records, such as: classified, confidential, sensitive,
intellectual property, etc.  They don't cover all aspects using "should" or
"shall" language, and they haven't been reviewed and developed using
Openness, Balance, Due Process and Consensus.

So if you think you can say "everybody does it this way, and they do it
this way because of all of these articles and arguments, piss off until
you've read them and then come back and ask me again!", you can think
again.  They represent a Strawman, not a Standard.

Larry
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-- 
*Lawrence J. Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972*

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