Re: author / audience responsibility

[Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Fantastic cartoon and idea!

Thanks so much :-)

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Katherine Noftz Nagel <
lists -at- masterworkconsulting -dot- com> wrote:

> On 2012-10-25 3:48 PM, Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
>
>> I have frequently had to create documentation "on faith" (based on
>> designer
>> descriptions or the operation of some fairly sketchy prototypes knowing
>> that there may not be time to correct any errors).  I'm sure everyone here
>> has had to do the same at least once.  But I don't present the released
>> document as the result of significant soul searching or divine
>> intervention.
>>
>
>
> I've sometimes found this New Yorker cartoon helpful in similar
> situations. Works quite well, taped (or scanned & embedded) on the first
> page of the review draft:
>
> <https://cartoonbank.**licensestream.com/**LicenseStream/ContentStorage_**
> CondeNast/1/BaseComps/**jf5fufyq.jpg<https://cartoonbank.licensestream.com/LicenseStream/ContentStorage_CondeNast/1/BaseComps/jf5fufyq.jpg>
> >
>
>
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