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Subject:RE: STC Letter to the Editor From:Jason Willebeek-LeMair <jlemair -at- cisco -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:11:52 -0600
I am a fence sitter too. I hope that phrase does not have any profane
connotations.
<metaphor type="cheesy">On the one hand, content is key. On the other hand,
transmitting that content effectively is key. Without both keys, the doors
of knowledge and understanding remain locked.</metaphor>
This whole thread has really made me think...that I should have taken that
sanitation engineer position oh-so-long ago.
Jason
"keepin' the thread alive"
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
Jason Willebeek-LeMair wrote:
> True. But, I have heard users say "I can't find the information that
> I am looking for", even when it is there, buried somewhere in a
> mass of 10 point Courier.
I firmly straddle the fence in the discussion of content and style
(which may explain that itching,burning sensation. Never mind).
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