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--- Jane Carnall <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to think up something short, snappy but not snippy, etc, to
> suggest that maybe, just maybe, other people might read sections he
> doesn't...
How about, "It is hurting anything to have this section?" It seems to me that I've
waded through any number of threads on this list dealing with the importance of
content. I'm a bit of a content bug myself, thinking as I do that content is good.
<g> So, since I think you would think telling this developer to go stuff it would be
a little too snippy for your tastes, I would either thank the developer and say
you'll consider the suggestion or I would say that I didn't think the Recommended
Readings hurt anything, and I would be leaving them in.
> and then I thought I should stop to consider the possibility that
> maybe, just maybe, he's right.
<irony>Well, if you want to take this person seriously</irony), then I would come up
with an answer to the question of whether the Recommended Readings help or hinder
your audience in getting the information they need.
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Tom Murrell mailto:tmurrell -at- columbus -dot- rr -dot- com
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