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By definition it was an oversight, whether intentional or inadvertent...


Can you have an intentional oversight? Seems inconsistent...


Yes I can, though it's a good question! Probably better couched as "deliberate oversight". Think in a political situation where you don't want to deal with an issue because it'll open a can of worms. 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' in the US ilitary was one such thing. Here's an example f he use of the term in a blog about Apple products: http://www.mikesouthby.co.uk/2011/12/os-x-understanding-enab...


Avoiding something is not the same as oversight. Oversight is failing to notice something. DADT did not stop observation of homosexual activity.




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