Re: help with a strong word

Subject: Re: help with a strong word
From: "Starr, Mike (MED)" <Michael -dot- Starr -at- AMERMSX -dot- MED -dot- GE -dot- COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 15:30:09 -0500

I'm rather fond of the classics; I might be tempted to trot out that old
chestnut: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" or one that a friend of
mine used in the code documentation of a particularly thorny bit of
COBOL code: "Beyond here lie tigers".

Mike
Sella Rush <sellar -at- APPTECHSYS -dot- COM> wrote:
>
> I like Mike's colloquial headings, although if it's the only one in
the
> manual it might look a bit odd. I like the idea of spelling out--in
> detail--the consequences of screwing up:
>
> "How to irretrievably crash the server" Subtitle: "(and snag unpaid
> vacations for all your coworkers)"? (change "unpaid vacations" to
> "mandatory overtime" as appropriate)
>
> "Diddling with the server: How to lose a year's worth of work in one
fell
> swoop" (I believe the term "diddling" has a british connotation
similar to
> your --gasp!-- F-word, with the advantage of slipping by any american
> censors.)
>
> I'd definitely add to down-to-earth warning, such as
>
> STOP!! Are you prepared to pull an all-nighter if you mess this up?
Are
> you ready to face coworkers transformed into an ugly mob equipped with
wet
> noodles for whupping? Can your bank account currently stand the
strain of a
> bout of job-hunting?
>

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