Re: Re[2]: Who's the author?

[Laura Johnson <lauraj -at- CND -dot- HP -dot- COM>]

PUTMV -at- mail -dot- syntron -dot- com wrote:
:      Correctamundo, exactly Marguerite, however if you are not the
:      perceived author when comes time to evaluate your performance, you do
:      not get the credit in your pocket.  It may be better for the author to
:      refer calls to the help desk and keep the credit.  Right?



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: Subject: Re: Who's the author?
: Author:  Marguerite Krupp <mkrupp -at- WORLD -dot- STD -dot- COM> at INTERNET_MAIL
: Date:    2/13/95 8:15 AM


: Regarding when you remove the author's name from a revision:

: I don't like including the author's name in the first place, although it's
: the practice in some companies. If users have a real name in a company,
: they're likely to call that person instead of talking to a (perceived)
: impersonal help desk. Not that I don't take pride in my work, but by thte
: time the calls come in, I'm on another project, and I'd have to forward
: the calls to the help desk anyway. If companies want to reward my
: authoring skills, I'd sooner they do it with money, not a by-line.

: If a document DOES include the author's name, I'd pull the credit line at
: the first major revision. At that point, it's no longer the original
: author's work, and the original author should not have to take
: responsibility (credit or blame) for the changes.

: Marguerite

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