Re: How to fend off a tech writer

Subject: Re: How to fend off a tech writer
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:15:18 -0700 (PDT)


> Well, it happened again. After 3 months on the gig, I got an
> email from a middle manager stating "Don't distract the
> developers... send all your questions to me instead... etc
> etc..."
>
> What I'm wondering is -- Does everybody else get these
> instructions too, or is it just me?

Michael...in x number of gigs going back to 1995, I've never received
this request, either in writing or verbally. My access to SMEs has,
with few exception, been amicable and productive.

If you have received a number of these, I'd look at what is the one
common factor among all of these situations.


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How to fend off a tech writer: From: Michael Oboryshko

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