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Subject:RE: Case Study From:"Bill Darnall" <darcom -at- sbcglobal -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:50:09 -0700
Brian,
While I respect your opinion, I respectively disagree with your overall
conclusion. It was not my intention to exhibit crankiness. Further, I don't
feel it was foolish to mention there were a lot of topics available (on
Google). I believe I made a helpful and responsive suggestion.
Bill D.
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>What matters was that another round of savage-the-newcomer was being
>played. Okay?
>
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Bravo! Crankiness abounds on this list, and it's a far bigger time-waster
than the occassional fresh face who needs an idea or two. Siifting through
31,000 google hits, instead of politely asking a group of experts for a
recommendation? That's foolishness!
Rayna, don't stop asking questions on this list, no matter how many cranky
replies show up. It's a great place to get help with research, and asking
questions like the one you asked breaks no rules of this list, either
written or implied.
Hey, you know what would be a really good tech writing case study? Find a
cheerful, successful tech writing team and write about their workflow, their
team dynamic and their individual careers. Then post your conclusions on
this list, watch them get chewed apart like so much chum in a shark pool,
and submit the thread of replies as an addendum to your case study. It'll be
a riot!
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>What matters was that another round of savage-the-newcomer was being
>played. Okay?
>
>--
Bravo! I agree, Bruce. Crankiness abounds on this list, and it's a far
bigger time-waster than the occassional newbie who wants an idea or two to
get started on. I learn a lot on this list, and I hope I sometimes have
something to teach. And if John or Bonnie or Goober (yes, I'll name names)
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