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Subject:Re: What I've learned on this list 101 From:"Gerry Barnes-Hampton" <ghampton -at- fox -dot- uq -dot- net -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:01:17 +1000
Paul,
Clever boy! Next time they will give you more notice!
Geraldine Barnes-Hampton
Technical Writer, Explain IT
Brisbane, Australia
ghampton -at- uq -dot- net -dot- au
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hanson <PHanson -at- Quintrex -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:18 AM
Subject: What I've learned on this list 101
> Our process for updating documentation is to route it to me. Our trainer
saw
> me in the lunch room today and said, "I was looking at your document
because
> I'm teaching a class about it tomorrow [to in-house staff] and I have some
> changes. Do you want me to make the changes or can we get together this
> afternoon to make the changes so I have it for class tomorrow?"
>
> I said, "Go ahead and make your changes. It's more important that the
> content is correct for your class tomorrow than it is for me to adhere to
> our process and make the changes myself. We can get together next week and
> go over your changes."
>
> > Ideas, suggestions, comments, solutions, etc. appreciated.
> Paul Hanson
> Documentation Team
> Quintrex Data Systems
>http://www.quintrex.com
>
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