Re: proper terms/usage

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I don't recall "Spectrum" saying what the next step was going to be 
after everybody voted, but it does appear from the last post that the 
decision was made based on the dialog here and not by consulting the 
SMEs further.

In a situation where the terms are essentially interchangeable and I 
don't have a preference myself, I would be more than content to tell a 
couple of dueling SMEs that neither of their choices is better than the 
other, hand them a pair of virtual nerf bats and let them duke it out. 
It's more entertaining than flipping a coin (which is what I'd tell them 
I'm going to do if they don't reach a consensus) and I prefer to save my 
energy for times when I actually care about the result.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>
I just don't think a competent, self-respecting tech writer should be in
a position where two SMEs decide between them what the content of the
manual should be, and all the tech writer does is "make it look pretty."

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