RE: Nuts. Was: How about Keeping the List Civil? Was: Employment question

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

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I'm sorry that I can't find a Technical Writing tie-in for this, but I
thought that the "nuts" comment was funny.  Besides, how do you describe a
person that:

* wants to do a job that is generally under-valued.
* seems to thrive on working with people that don't have a clue.
* is sometimes thought of as an over-paid secretary or word processor, but
is probably not compensated enough for the work that is provided.

I don't know what to say about this person.  "Nut" seems fine to me.  At
least when the term is used the good humor that was intended.

Lauren
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com 
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On 
> Behalf Of Jan Cohen
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:23 PM
> To: Eric Dunn; TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: How about Keeping the List Civil? Was: 
> Employment question
> 
> My apologies, all.  The comment I made was a poor attempt on 
> my part to inject a bit of humor into what many might 
> consider a very serious topic.  If I may though, I'd like to 
> add that I personally see absolutely no place for politics in 
> a technical writing work environment, especially given the 
> nature of what a technical writer is supposed to be able to 
> do.  OTOH, good and bad politics, by nature, are often 
> defined in the eye of the beholder, which can and does lead 
> to an expectedly incredible array of emotionally-charged 
> discourse, both off and online.
> 
> Again, my apologies to the offended.  
> 
> jan cohen
> 
> Eric Dunn <dunn -dot- eric -dot- l -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote: Ironic those 
> clamoring for the threads demise are creating substantial
> traffic themselves. The light to heat ratio is far higher in the
> original thread, and no one there has resorted to outright insults of
> any participants. Unlike the crass labelling of all participants in
> the original as "nuts".
> 
> If you're somehow incapable of ignoring and deleting a thread that you
> have no interest in, why create a useless thread for others?
> 
> Hopefully our benevolent administrator sees the difference between an
> active discussion and complaining malcontents and shuts down the
> correct thread.
> 
> If it wasn't for the uncalled for whining and now the insult, the
> thread was concluding anyways.
> 
> On 6/27/07, Jan Cohen  wrote:
> > A Snicker's Bar won't do.  Like the group that started this 
> thread, it's full of nuts.
> >
> > jan cohen
> 
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