Re: Ramblings

[Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I don't mind the Liberty Mutual ad. All it's saying is that you're not
being charged for services you don't need. The one that drive me right up a
tree is Jeep's claim to be the "most awarded vehicle in its class". I'm not
sure that claiming to be the car given away most frequently is something to
boast about.

I'm currently working as the sole tech writer for a small company. One of
the things I've been working on the last couple of years is bring my
documents more in line with the Simplified Technical English standards.
We're not aerospace, so I'm having to develop some of the vocabulary needed
and it's slow going. The documents, however, are definitely improving, and
the people I support are very, very pleased with the results.

Paul, if only I'd known. I was at Discon, too. And yes, I got a few great
T-shirts there, but mostly I bought books.

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 4:57 PM yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Tried replying earlier, but an image I included caused the email to be
> blocked.
> Trying again without the image.
>
> I still lurk in the background, but with three small kids at home (9, 5 and
> 2) my hands are pretty full most of the time so don't participate nearly as
> much as I'd like to.
> 1. Meh. I've seen worse and probably made worse mistakes. I probably
> wouldn't have even noticed if you hadn't pointed it out.
> 2. This is my t-shirt, got it at WorldCon in 2021. Couldn't find a link
> online. Hopefully the image doesn't cause any snags with receiving this
> email.
> (T-shirt said "The great thing about writing is that you can set your own
> schedule - any 18 hours of the day you like").
>
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 11:40 PM Suzette Seveny <suzette -dot- seveny -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm still around but with a new email. It seems everything I post is
> > moderated; is it the same for everyone?
> >
> > Are most people posting on the website? I like the email list - it draws
> my
> > attention easier.
> >
> > Still working; albeit for the company that purchased the company I work
> > for.
> >
> > We're converting our online help to Paligo, and getting ready to include
> > eCourses. Exciting times.
> >
> > We have new individuals in the company who think user documentation can
> be
> > provided with Confluence. I wonder how many people are coming up against
> > that.
> >
> > Okay, that was a bit of a "reintroduction", but it's nice to see familiar
> > names.
> >
> > Suzette Seveny (previously Leeming).
> >
> > Suzette
> >
> > On Sat., Feb. 18, 2023, 3:29 p.m. Gene Kim-Eng, <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > No. I learned a long time ago that paying attention to the poor grammar
> > > and spelling of others when I'm not being paid to do it is one of those
> > > "that way madness lies" paths in life that should not be taken.
> > >
> > > Gene Kim-Eng
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/18/2023 7:00 AM, Ken Poshedly wrote:
> > > > 1. Does anybody here (other than me) raise an eyebrow (or even
> cringe)
> > > when the Liberty Mutual Insurance adverts proclaim "You only pay for
> what
> > > you need"?
> > >
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