Milton, you are absolutely right -- no offense intended, of course, but sometimes we get out of our way to make some point. Sorry for this. I have been, as you were as well, a doctoral student, and know what one has to endure to get through the obstacles. In my case, for some teachers, I was a true slave, unfortunately, but not for most. I am sure you are not among the first ones, so I repeat my apology. fraternal rgds --c.a. Milton Mueller wrote: >>>> Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> 12/18/2006 6:15 AM >>> >> the chair we had in the past with resources >> to do all chores was Milton (who has a flock of "slaves" :) >> -- his PhD students > > I'm a bit offended by this. First, I have a grand total of two doctoral > students, not a "flock," who are interested and involved in internet > governance enough to be seriously helpful. Of those only one (Mawaki) > has the time to deal with NCUC. Second, the terminology "slaves" is not > funny, although I 'm sure you intended it to be. What you must > understand about doctoral students is that they have major obligations > to fulfill, such as taking courses and doing research work. And our > obligation as professors is to treat them as "junior colleagues" with > whom we engage intellectually, not as people who slouch around waiting > for orders. > > . >