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What I thought Lisa H (forgot her last name something like Hickling) said yesterday (and actually numerous others had said (I do not keep these old e-mails)) is that I invoke discussion of data flow diagrams by "baiting". Next time Lisa posts, I will ask her.
I do not know what baiting is. What I do is, if data flow diagrams offer a solution, I bring them up. There is nothing wrong with that.
Generic Richard
Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
It's not the content but the delivery. Many people have indicated this
to you before.
DFD = good
Please reconsider the tone and tact you use when responding to or
posting new threads, and try to supply actionable or useful
information, not just "this is why I use DFDs". And please refrain
from comments around "no one is doing documentation correctly",
because in a forum of technical writers, all those reading your posts
are the "everyone" you speak of. It doesn't go over well... kind of
like calling your mother in law a "fat pig" to her face.
On 10/18/07, Richard Lewis wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> A question on listserv protocol: In answering listserv questions, my answer often revolves around data flow diagrams. (This often invokes a condeming responses.) Am I "baiting"?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Generic Richard
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