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John Posada
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From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:techpubs -at- genek -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:48 PM
To: JPosada -at- book -dot- com; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Subject: RE: Giving credit...
In our present lawsuit-crazy society, it's usually best not
to record any individual's name in a technical document if
you can avoid it. You never know what strange chain of
events will result in a product liability lawsuit. The
best way to "credit" people for their contributions to your
work is to send them an internal thank-you email with a cc
to their boss.
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