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mC

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Anyone know why the previous recommendation was 42 days and not a round number?

And now we have "default" 42 days and "recommended" 90 days...why did that

change from 42 to 90 days?

Thanks

 
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Shenan Stanley

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mC wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Anyone know why the previous recommendation was 42 days and not a

> round number?

>

> And now we have "default" 42 days and "recommended" 90 days...why

> did that change from 42 to 90 days?</span>

42 days is a logical number... in weeks (6).

However - I like to think 42 was original chosen because it is the ultimate

answer to life, the universe and everything... It's a much happier thought.

You should not consider the default or recommendations beyond what they are

(just numbers) and consider what makes sense for your environment. 6 weeks?

6 months? 3 months? A year?

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