[free-sklyarov] Counter-Terminology Poll

[Xcott Craver]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Michael L. Love wrote:

	"Crippled media" seems to be in the lead, with "limited rights
	media" right behind.

	While I agree "crippled media" is accurate, my beef with it
	is that it is only a term _we_ would use.  It isn't the
	kind of term you could get a lot of people to adopt, because
	it sorta sounds more opinionated, and, of course, emotionally
	charged.

	It certainly seems kooky for me to complain that a term isn't
	dry and technical *enough*, because all my submissions
	(e.g., "usage controlled") sound too dry and jargonny.  But
	a certain technical, official air is needed if you want the
	term to creep into academic papers, cnn.com articles, etc.

							-S

	[The media will probably also avoid use of the word "crippled."]