Thanks Bob, exactly. Add to that the fact that, as I recall, I believe it was meant in at least a partially humorous vein, then you have no contradiction at all.
Of course, if one insists on overthinking the issue ... Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:01 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspective
I don't see a contridiction here. "Wiktionary deranged Adjective deranged (comparative more deranged, superlative most deranged) 1. disturbed or upset, especially mentally 2. insane perfectionist Noun perfectionist (plural perfectionists) One who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards." So, we get: One who (gets) disturbed or upset, especially mentally (with their) propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. I think this might explain the insanely high number of messages on this list. Bob----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:53 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspective My problem with the phrase derange perfectionist is that it seems to be a contradiction in terms. My impression of the word deranged is that it implies a person with extremely disorderly thinking and my quick check of the Google define feature tends to confirm my impression. My impression ofthe word perfectionist is that it describes someone with obsessively orderlythinking. So how can you have a deranged perfectionist. _ _ _"Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, thelack of evidence." - Richard Dawkins Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:44 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspectiveWell, I am more than a little OCD! I use the term all the time in chat, but I do not write to the list as much. I love the term deranged perfectionistand all its implications and I wear that title with pride! Valerie On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:12 PM, Carrie Karnos wrote:Well, I do love the term deranged perfectionist, which certainly describesme and several other (ahem!) people in the volunteer group. I think aperson really has to have a bit of OCD (not a lot, just a little) in orderto do a good job at proofing books. Did I ever mention a T-shirt I saw that said: I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in the correct order, like they should be! What a great shirt! Carrie From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:52 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspective Well, I suppose that establishes Carrie as the originator and it confirms that it originated before I was on the list. It also confirms something else I have noticed. Kim really likes the phrase. That is not a criticism of her. It is just something I have definitely noticed. _ _ _ "Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence." - Richard Dawkins Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:19 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] derange perfectionism: an historical perspectiveHi gang. I used the search function on the freelists site looking for "deranged perfection". (Thus picking up perfectionist, perfectionists and all other deviants, or is it derivations.) There were 61 emails with that phrase in them. Unfortunately they aren't in any particular order, so the rest of the data is based on a spot check of the emails. Kim seems to like the phrase best: having ten emails in the list before I quit counting. The earliest email I could find was from Karrey in 2006, and I list it below. Does this make me an official deranged perfectionist? Bob ----- [bksvol-discuss] Re: NY Times Best Seller List a.. From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> b.. To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx c.. Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 05:17:56 -0700 (PDT)For those people who are newbies in the discussion group, someone referredto the Bookshare volunteers as 'deranged perfectionists' a long while ago, and there was a general concensus that that's a good way to describe us. Clearly Evan fits right in with this group! :-) Carrie Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Deranged perfectionist, you say? I know the feeling. The first book I validated, I read right through it - I would have done so anyway, as it was part of a series that I wanted to continue - and corrected every error I could. But, alas, I am not a professional proofreader, so when the book is approved and put in the collection, what to my amazement should appear a typo in thelong synopsis for all to see! It wasn't my error, as I hadn't scanned thebook, but I had read the dust jacket info from which the synopsis was taken, and thought I had fixed everything. I could have screamed. I think I actually might have, I don't remember for sure now, but I wouldn't be surprised if I actually did. Life is hard for perfectionists. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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