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Subject:RE: What is More Important? From:<richard -dot- melanson -at- us -dot- tel -dot- com> To:<Gordon -dot- McLean -at- GrahamTechnology -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 18 May 2007 09:44:40 -0400
"And I don't think Richard was daft enough to think that picking one makes the other unimportant. We all know our profession deals in shades of grey, so it boggles me why so many people are having such a difficult time dealing with this."
Thank you Gordon and yes both are important. I do not know how many on our list have heard of Mager Training or Criterion Referenced Instruction. In these types of training, well written would be described as a "fuzzy" where technically accurate would be described as a "defined." A fuzzy is in essence a concept that would be open for interpretation and in need of further definition where a defined is as it sounds a yes/no. Technically accurate is not open for interpretation, well written is defined by the different tech pubs groups all over the country. What is determined to be well written by one pubs group could be considered poorly written by another. Thanks again for reading my posts everyone, take care.
Rick
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From: techwr-l-bounces+richard -dot- melanson=us -dot- tel -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+richard -dot- melanson=us -dot- tel -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Gordon McLean
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Subject: RE: What is More Important?
I guess this thread is wearing thin (ha ha... Ehhh)
And I don't think Richard was daft enough to think that picking one makes the other unimportant. We all know our profession deals in shades of grey, so it boggles me why so many people are having such a difficult time dealing with this.
We all know that good writing is part of our profession. We all know that accurate technical content is part of our profession. No-one is argue against that.
I guess this comes back to the point about our profession being 'art'.
Sometimes it can be real hard to see the subtle variations in light...
Anyway, it's Friday. Where are the funnies?!
Gordon
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om] On Behalf Of Gene Kim-Eng
Sent: 17 May 2007 17:38
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Subject: Re: What is More Important?
Did anybody "just pick one?" Between two choices, only one can be "more important," but picking one of them doesn't make the other
*unimportant.* We don't write like first graders because we think technical accuracy is a nose ahead.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: <richard -dot- melanson -at- us -dot- tel -dot- com>
> I am amazed that almost everyone did not JUST pick one.
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