Re: Hey! She messed with *my* manual

[voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM, voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Downing, David <david -dot- downing -at- fiserv -dot- com>wrote:
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>> <snip>But nevertheless, I found it rather disconcerting to have someone
>> revising one of "my" manuals.
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>> Is that a feeling anybody else has had?
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> No, it's just you. :p
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> Seriously, I have, on occasion felt a certain possessiveness for some
> manuals that I've spent a lot of time working on, but I've learned to let it
> go - my name isn't on these things, and I have developed a sort of zen-like
> detachment for my "works for hire".
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> I was much more upset the other week, when I delivered a commission quilt
> that I made to its new owner than I ever have been when someone else touches
> a manual of mine.
>

-Wendy (who managed to touch the "send" button too soon the first time)

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