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> I am inclined to write such things and sometimes take flack for it from folk
> who consider either the bluntness or the levity 'unprofessional'. I consider
> anyone who thinks that clueless.
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> What do the rest of you think?
I thought there was a summary of previous discussions on the techwr-l site, but I
can't find it now. Anyway, IIRC, the consensus was (a) know your audience, and (b) be
sure you really *are* as funny as you think you are, because offensive or
just-not-funny humor is much much worse than no humor at all. Or maybe I just thought
that was the consensus because that's my opinion. ;-)
Tracy
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Tracy Boyington mailto:tracy_boyington -at- okvotech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Vocational & Technical Education
Stillwater, Oklahoma http://www.okvotech.org/cimc
Give a hoot... read a book
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