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RE: Taking advantage of "reflexive" responses in users
Subject:RE: Taking advantage of "reflexive" responses in users From:Roger Bell <RBell -at- OptioSoftware -dot- com> To:"Higgins, Lisa" <LHiggins -at- carrieraccess -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 4 Oct 2000 13:44:08 -0400
Using such a technique would not only anger our audiences, it would lower
our technical writing to the same level as advertising and marketing (with
all their trickery and disguises). Rather than be angry at those same
monkeys, Lisa, I installed a program called AdsOff that removes most ads
from my screen. (Disclaimer: I have no financial or other interest in
AdsOff.)
Regards,
Roger Bell
Technical Writer
Optio Software, Inc. http://www.optiosoftware.com
Decaf espresso...what's the point?
-----Original Message-----
From: Higgins, Lisa [mailto:LHiggins -at- carrieraccess -dot- com]
Subject: RE: Taking advantage of "reflexive" responses in users
Nope. This kind of predictable response is hijacking,
