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Subject:Why isn't everyone posting? From:Marilynne Smith <mrsmith -at- CTS -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 31 Mar 1996 08:49:00 PST
Some of us are lurking. Some of us respond only to topics that pique our
interest. Some of us have limited amounts of time to spend reading e-mail.
All of us are interested in technical writing.
We are at different levels of knowledge and experience. Not all topics are
interesting to everyone. When there's a lull, there just hasn't been a
recent topic that excites everyone's interest.
Also, every time people on the list indulge in snobbery, put-downs, flame
wars, and the like, the disgusted go off somewhere else for a while.
Marilynne
P.S. You also get better responses when you post with a topic.
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At 11:37 PM 3/12/96 -0500, Kelly Leydon (e-mail address: ampt1235 -at- amp -dot- com)
wrote:
>Howdy...is it just me or has anyone else noticed a decline in interest
>about techwriting?
>Do others out there tend to find it, well...unfullfilling?
>Kelly
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