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Subject:Re: What to do? From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:14:52 -0800
"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> wrote in message news:217931 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
> Chuck (he said gently), perhaps it was a *little* out of line for you to
use
> the phrase, "how can you lay claim..."
>
> Your opinion is every bit as valid as mine, but you should know that
*many*
> of your peers on this list have not been "taught significantly and
> comprehensively in engineering disciplines."
>
> I will not cite the 45 million previous posts on this list that support
your
> opinion or mine. I would merely suggest that we all use a little diplomacy
> when writing about each other's professional qualifications.
>
> Some of us even believe that the ability to use a little diplomacy *is*
one
> of our professional qualifications.
I will not quibble over your points because they are well taken, and I shall
apologize for being a bit overzealous in my arguments. Passion for one's
work and one's chosen field can be a good thing, but not when it fails to
recognize that many people obtain great competency via different paths.
I wanted to try and defend what I said, but it's not really that defensible
as put, so I'll just offer the feeble excuse that I'm often wont to use
strong language in defense of my passions. I may have to eat humble pie more
often than might be healthy, but I prefer passion over apathy any day of the
week.
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