Re: Honestly -- when an SME completely REWRITES your text ... GEEZ!

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I assume that the very first thing you did was review what
the SME wrote to determine if by some chance it actually
might be "clarified" for your targeted reader compared 
to your original text and that you determined it was not.  
If that's not the case, then that's the first thing *I* would 
do.  Then, since you say it doesn't fit your "departmental
style," I'd work to resolve the style issues with the SME
without undoing his entire rewrite, and when the doc is
published, send the SME an email, copied to his boss,
thanking him for his assistance with the functional
description.

Depending on how you handle this, you have the 
opportunity to either (a) compromise a bit on your 
ownership of a small bit of your territory for a chance
to turn an SME into a new ally who has a personal 
stake in the success of your document *and* help 
improve that SME's writing, or (b) get insulted, stand
your ground and risk turning the SME into someone 
who may resent having you around for the rest of your 
time with the company.  Your choice.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>

> How would you take it -- and has anything like this happened to any of
> you?

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