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> The point though (and here's the tech writing tie-in)
> is to know your audience. This MBA student should know
> by now what makes for proper presentation to a
> professional forum. Now we've seen four people mention
> red flags with regard to this message, with one in
> defense of it.
If you call pointing out that it appeared more likely that it was an authentic
student effort a "defense," then I defended it.
Regardless of the intent, the way the
> survey was communicated and the format of the
> questions screamed of unprofessionalism and
> market-driven advertising.
>
I've seen plenty of professional surveys in a similar format, so I think there's
nothing unusual there.
> If this survey request was an honest request from a
> masters student for project-related research, let this
> exchange be a learning experience for the individual
> to better-present such communications in the future.
>
I don't know how much plainer the poor fellow could have made it; his e-mail
said it and the very first line of the Web page said it. But maybe you'll have a
chance to tell him personally if he returns to this list to read the responses
to his post.
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