When Compiler Engineers Act as Judges, What Can Possibly Go Wrong?(seylaw.blogspot.com)

    (11) General Interference with Organizations and Production
        (a) Organizations and Conferences 
            (1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit 
                short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
            (2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great 
                length. Illustrate your “points” by long anecdotes and accounts 
                of personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate 
                “patriotic” comments.
            (3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further 
                study and consideration.” Attempt to make the committees as 
                large as possible—never less than five.
            (4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
            (5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.
            (6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt 
                to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.
            (7) Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and urge your fellow-conferees
                to be “reasonable” and avoid haste which might result in 
                embarrassments or difficulties later on.
            (8) Be worried about the propriety of any decision—raise the 
                question of whether such action as is contemplated lies within 
                the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with 
                the policy of some higher echelon.