Bad ideas for IT #29842876:

Bad ideas for IT #29842876:
Name servers after people in the building.

"We're decommissioning Andrew today" is likely to be misinterpreted. Likewise "Georgia is retiring today" can also lead to unfortunate results.

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  1. Alicia Smith2 May 2018 at 17:13

    Wilbur has hung again.

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  2. Rob Masters2 May 2018 at 17:56

    George crashed this morning. And Kelly is frozen. Oh, and Simon's cat is missing.

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  3. Lev Lafayette2 May 2018 at 20:36

    I experienced that in Timor where the desktop systems had been named after the people who were sitting at the respective desks - and I gave the same warnings.

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  4. Rob Masters2 May 2018 at 21:14

    Lev Lafayette that's so awful it is wonderful! I never imagined that someone would have actually done it!

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  5. Andrew “Noisy” Muhling2 May 2018 at 22:31

    I'm ok with this.

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  6. Lev Lafayette3 May 2018 at 05:11

    Rob Masters The policy document I wrote is still available.

    geocities.ws - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Computer Manual (English)

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  7. Rob Masters3 May 2018 at 05:39

    That's fantastic, Lev Lafayette!

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