Goldstein's Rubric (Was: Anyone Can Write - Just Look At The Job Descriptions)

Subject: Goldstein's Rubric (Was: Anyone Can Write - Just Look At The Job Descriptions)
From: Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au>
To: Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:34:17 +0800 (WST)

Stuart said:
> Here's a useful formula to counter the "fixes typos" informal
> job description:
>
> Clear
> Correct
> Complete
> Concise
> Consistent

"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> replied:
> I should've copyrighted the "five C's" when I had the chance. :-)

OK Dan, I formally concede! From now on I promise to refer to this as Goldstein's Rubric.


Though I had "clear and concise" as far back as October 1995:
http://www.techwr-l.com/archives/9510/techwhirl-9510-00820.html

And later that year, "consistent and correct":
http://www.techwr-l.com/archives/9511/techwhirl-9511-00540.html

So close... if only I'd put the pieces together...

;^)

Stuart

ps. And I quite like "cogent" as an addition ("Lauren's Corollary")
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