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Subject:Re: More genteel than "Sanity Checked" From:quills -at- airmail -dot- net To:Kevin McLauchlan <kmclauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>, "'techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 30 May 2007 14:36:43 -0500
At 11:52 AM -0400 5/30/07, Kevin McLauchlan wrote:
>Anybody got any suggestions for a more politically-correct phrase than
>"Sanity checked" or "Sanity tested"?
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>It might be for, say, a late addition to the offering that is quickly tested
>for basic/common functionality, but not subjected to the full, rigorous,
>multi-day suite of automated testing and stress-tests.
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>Kevin
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Sorry, but what you are asking for is not Sanity Check.
What you are asking for is a politic way of saying your company
screwed up a bit and this is a solution to it.
Why not be honest and clear? In the situation you cite, saying that
it is being tested and this is offered in the interim because you
recognize the importance of the feature for your customers is a good
way of apologizing for your inattention to detail, and planning
mistakes, but shows your good-faith and demonstrates you are taking
care of your customers.
Trying to not say what is going to be recognized by your customers
for what it is, will only alienate them and cause them to mistrust
you.
Scott
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