Late At Night And Deep Under Water

The Board often conducts its business late at night and deep under water.  The sometimes placid surface of the waters conceals the busy activity of the Board beneath.

At one such meeting beneath a moonlit bay, fervent discussion of common questions confronting writers occupied the Board.  Impassioned debates concerning style, tone, plot, themes and devices heated an already stifling boardroom.  Alliances were made, broken, and reformed.  Votes were taken, some carrying motions and some defeating.

Of the resolutions surviving that night, the Board resolved to publish one, as follows:

Resolved: the Almuni Advisory Board shall endeavor to explain contemporary references that appear prominently in its publications as though they had occurred in the distant past and faded from public memory.  That is, to explain references that should not need explanation for most contemporary readers.  The timing and details of such explanations shall be left to the discretion of the Publishing Member, subject to oversight of the Board.

The Board, while conceding that explanations of commonly understood references will be be tedious for contemporary readers, believes such notes will enable greater understanding of the Board's messages in the far future.  Dear reader, you are forewarned.