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== Definitions ==

unless an [[EXECUTIVE|executive]] or [[STAFF_MEMBER|staff member]] fully grasps the [[BASIC|basic]] principles of [[CONFUSION|confusion]] and a [[STABLE_DATUM|stable datum]] then the [[ORG|org]] board is completely [[OVER|over]] his head, the [[REASON|reason]] for posts is not understood and [[DEV-T|dev-t]] becomes [[ROUTINE|routine]]. A [[POST|post]] on the org board is the stable [[POINT|point]]. If it is not held by someone it will generate confusion. If the person that is holding it isn't really holding it, the confusion inherent in that [[AREA|area]] on the org board zooms all over the place near and far. Any executive getting dev-t knows at once what posts are not held because dev-t is the confusion that should have been handled in that area by someone [[ON_POST|on post]]. With that [[STABLE_TERMINAL|stable terminal]] not stable, dev-t shoots about.
''(HCO PL 27 Oct 69)''