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Subject:Re: Books on Writing Functional Specifications From:Elizabeth Ross <beth -at- vcubed -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 07 Nov 2000 12:20:31 -0500
One might assume that if they managed to find TechWr-L, they understand the
concept of search engines. Plus, when they subscribed, they would have
received the e-mail from Eric which says (I'm quoting an old one, but I
believe the gist is the same):
TECHWR-L MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
To Other List Members:
* Respect other people's time. If the correct
usage/word/information is in a standard
reference book that you have, look it up
rather than asking 4000 other people to
look it up for you. If you've already done
your homework, then say so explicitly.
* Use the archives and don't post questions
that have been beaten to death recently.
If it's been posted, it's in the archives,
so don't ask others to do the archive
research for you.
It also says:
* Be nice. Attack ideas, not personalities, and
stay nice in off-line commentary as well.
:^)
--
Elizabeth Ross
Senior Technical Writer, V3 Semiconductor Corp.
mailto: beth -at- vcubed -dot- com http://www.vcubed.com
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum.
> From: "Herman Holtz" <h -dot- holtz -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net>
> Reply-To: "Herman Holtz" <h -dot- holtz -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net>
> Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 11:52:11 -0500
> To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
> Subject: Re: Books on Writing Functional Specifications
>
>> Um, John, if it's entry-level work, where should they have learned it
> since
>> their entry level and you aren't?
>
> If I may answer that, basic use of search facilities on the Internet is
> not even entry level. It is almost self-apparent and one would have to work
> at missing it. If they are students, they have a right to expect their
> professors to cover the subject, at least in passing. - Herm
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