Re: Giving TW help: Are we training our replacements?

["Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com>]

"David Locke" <dlocke -at- texas -dot- net> wrote in message news:224681 -at- techwr-l -dot-  -dot-  -dot- 
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> Chuck, maybe the question should be how often do we help each other? How
> much help have you received for Techwr-l over the years? Have you paid it
> forward and done so completely?
>
> We are still a society. When the day comes that all of us act only for our
> individual needs, places like Techwr-l will no longer exist. That would be
a
> sad day.
>
That's the thing (or at least part of it). Rarely have I seen or received a
lack of help here (or in other places) when it has been asked for (and
someone in the particular community knows the answer).

But we all act on our own individual needs. Selfishness drives us all the
time--but that is not necessarily a bad thing. ("Selfish" has not just a
negative connotation any more than "criticism" does). A healthy amount of
selfishness, of drive for our individual needs, is what keeps us fed, keeps
a roof over our heads, etc. It's also what makes us keep the cogs of society
free from gunk that would otherwise gum up the works.

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Chuck Martin
User Assistance & Experience Engineer
twriter "at" sonic "dot" net      www.writeforyou.com

"I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. The day
may come when the courage of Men fail,  when we forsake our friends and
break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day! This day, we fight!"
                    - Aragorn

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