Before I start, this is completely unrelated to my last blog entry.

In some BNG discussions the word "compromise" has been thrown around. A compromise is when both sides give a little to come to an agreement.

Examples of what are not compromises:

Person 1: I want lots of oranges.
Person 2: I want lots of apples.
Person 1: Let's compromise. Once I have all of my oranges we'll consider on whether or not to get apples assuming we decide to come back, have money, and have time.

Person 1: I want lots of oranges.
Person 2: I want lots of apples.
Person 1: Let's compromise. We'll get lots of oranges.

Example of what a true compromise:

Person 1: I want lots of oranges.
Person 2: I want lots of apples.
Person 1: Let's compromise. I'll get some oranges, you get some apples.