RE: Single-sourcing DIDN'T work for me just now

Subject: RE: Single-sourcing DIDN'T work for me just now
From: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- Users -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:42:47 -0400


Okay, so I was confusing single-sourcing with recycling. Well, this can be a lesson to everyone else not to do the same thing.

But this raises the question -- if it IS NOT that simple, is true single-sourcing worth all the overhead?

-----Original Message-----
From: Goober Writer [mailto:gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:27 AM
To: Downing, David; TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Single-sourcing DIDN'T work for me just now

I saw vague references to repurposing
but no evidence that you were single-sourcing,
nevermind failing at it.

Copying text from one medium to another is not
single-sourcing. It's cutting and pasting.

In order for single-sourcing to work, you need to plan
for it in advance and consider all deliverable and
audience requirements beforehand. It's not something
you can just jump into.

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