MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEB. 13:  In the first 60+ hours, the petition has garnered some 750 signatures, which is great, esp. since it went on-line just as the weekend was starting.  I would hope the petition should garner a couple of thousand signatures from philosophers in the end, given how reasonable the demand it makes on the APA is.

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Professor Hermes has created a petition here.  I hope many readers will join me in signing.  You may also want to review the discussion of the topic here.