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I need to do the same thing and I was thinking that I would take my samples and re-work them. I have a few samples that are fairly old and could use modernizing. I also have samples that were rushed or "influenced" by other people. I plan to improve them and will replace identifiable information with fictitious information. Some of the companies that I worked for and their products do not exist anymore, so I probably won't hurt anything with a reference, but I'm changing stuff anyway.
Lauren
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com on behalf of Nancy Allison
Sent: Tue 1/30/2007 7:38 AM
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Subject: Ethics of posting samples?
Hi, folks. I'm considering creating a web page with links to pdfs of various
docs I've written. Then, I can simply point potential clients to the page
and they can look at whatever type of sample they want.
What do you think of the issue of posting unedited excerpts? Product names,
etc., would pop up here and there.
I'm guessing I need to edit out product names and other identifying terms.
What would you do?
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