TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Cursing on the net From:Arthur Comings <atc -at- CORTE-MADERA -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 4 Aug 1994 17:15:16 PDT
>BTW, Pat, as per the profanity discussion, if you _must_ be obscene,
>please at least be creative.
I think what this means is, "Please don't curse around here." If that's
how you feel, why not say it? Or at least give us some examples of
creativity that we could emulate.
For my part (speaking objectively since I wasn't the target of Pat O's
invective), I don't require any more creativity than his message
displayed.
It was brief and to the point, it read like real speech, and it was
punctuated to perfection. Those qualities make it extremely rare in net
speech, and I was happy to read it. Twice.
The question of why he copied us all is a valid one, I admit -- but the
man does know how to turn a phrase.
Arthur Comings
GeoQuest
Corte Madera, California
atc -at- corte-madera -dot- geoquest -dot- slb -dot- com
