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Subject:Re: Who's the author--Remembering Specifics?? From:Kelly Burhenne <burhennk -at- SMTPGW -dot- LIEBERT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:16:57 EST
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> You'd best know everything from the basis weight of the paper to the
> name of the person who told you about the stuff on page 87.
How, on God's green earth, are you supposed to remember _everything_
about _every_ manual you've ever written. Give me a break! When
writing a manual, I become a semi-expert of the subject matter. Six
months later--gone. If you don't use it, you lose it. Is it really a
hiring practice to ask about the specific subject matter as opposed to
looking at the actual writing style? And if so, why? I can see this if
you write about only one thing, but what about those of us who write
about many different products? It's a little ridiculous to expect one
to remember specifics about a product one wrote about a year ago.
Kelly Burhenne
burhennk -at- smtpgw -dot- liebert -dot- com
Columbus, OH
