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| '''Failure''' (or '''flop''') in general refers to the state or ] of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It may be viewed as the opposite of ]. | |||
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| ==Criteria for failure== | |||
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| The criteria for failure are heavily dependent on context of use, and may be ] to a particular ] or ]. A situation considered to be a failure by one might be considered a success by another, particularly in cases of direct ] or a ] ]. As well, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a failure, another might consider to be a success, a qualified success or a neutral situation. | |||
| It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for failure or success due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or ], to judge the success or failure of a situation may itself be a significant task. | |||
| ==Flavors of failure== | |||
| Failure can be differentially perceived from the viewpoints of the evaluators. A person who is only interested in the final outcome of an activity would consider it to be an ''Outcome Failure'' if the core issue has not been resolved or a core need is not met. A failure can also be a ''process failure'' whereby although the activity is completed successfully, a person may still feel dissatisfied if the underlying process is perceived to be below expected standard or benchmark. | |||
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| ==Commercial failures== | |||
| A '''commercial failure''' is a ] that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success. | |||
| Most of the items listed below had high expectations, significant financial investments, and/or widespread publicity, but fell far short of success. Obviously, due to the subjective nature of "success" and "meeting expectations", there can be disagreement about what constitutes a "major flop." | |||
| *For a list of miscellaneous commercial product and service failures, see ]. | |||
| *For flops in computer and video gaming, see ]. | |||
| <!-- *For flops within the automotive industry, see ]. --> | |||
| *For flops concerning ], see ]. | |||
| *For ]-related flops, see ]. | |||
| *For ]al commercial failures, see ]. | |||
| *For company failures related to the 1997–2001 ], see ]. | |||
| *See also ]. | |||
| ==Other failures== | |||
| *For military disasters, see ] | |||
| *For events that were highly anticipated but either did not happen or turned out to be disappointing, see ]. | |||
| *For flops in entertainment, see ]. | |||
| *For flops in sports, see ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| * Lansdowne, Bridget L.M. ''BOOM, BUST, BANG!: A History of American Failures''. Staskin Mellville-Organization Press, 2004. ISBN ?. | |||
| * Charles Perrow, ''Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies'', New Tork: Basic Books, 1984. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9 | |||
| * Sandage, Scott A. ''Born Losers: A History of Failure in America''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 067401510X, ISBN 067402107X. | |||
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Revision as of 23:42, 17 October 2006
GEORGE W. BUSH!
Now please, listen. Failure is to bush, as human is to earth. It's common sense. Now, I understand that this is technicly vandalis, but it's true. And has been made fact by popular demand. He also, Bush, has the lowest ratings in history. Help keep this up, and keep repasting this here!
Bush is a failure! Long live the statement!