But of course, BBDad has good instincts and doesn't think it's anything nefarious, so I'll personally let it slide this time!
I appreciate the endorsement, though it's not at all obvious how good my instincts are. Still, in this context I'm pretty strongly inclined to be generous. The main thing to know is that the Director is a thoroughly lovable old man whose first language is not English. From the context it seemed clear to me that nothing nefarious was intended. But I probably shouldn't have reported his position verbatim, since it's clear that the terminology distracts from the meaning.
In any case, all this leaves completely to the side the question whether his intentions, which seem to be good, will lead to practicable results. About that we can only keep our fingers crossed.
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