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Once, when providing concurrency changes in Online Help to software
testers prior to a release, I purposefully left in the word
"automagically" in place of "automatically" just to see if the tester
was actually reviewing the documentation changes or just _trusting_ me
and signing off without actually reviewing the documentation for
accuracy.
When he indeed found it and brought it to my attention, I assured him
that even if he hadn't found it, I would not have let the docs go out
with the release like that, but was purposefully experimenting to see if
anyone was really paying attention. He does have a sense of humor, and
we both enjoyed a good chuckle when I told him that I was thrilled to
announce that he had won the prize in the bottom of my crackerjack box
for finding that practical-blooper. I thanked him, quickly corrected it,
and requested retesting before the release. He saw it was corrected,
then signed off.
Now, we still use the term "automagic" whenever something unexpected
happens in the discourse of our collaboration. It's great to share a
little inside humor with coworkers, especially when the subject matter
can be somewhat dry, but I would never do it at the expense of true
end-users.
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From: Cardimon, Craig [mailto:ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:17 AM
To: 'Steve Janoff (non-Celgene)'; 'techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com'
Subject: RE: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious
Interesting experiment. Wouldn't want someone lacking a sense of humor
to find it, though.
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Subject: RE: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious
"This page unintentionally left blank."
Steve
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From: On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:32 PM
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Subject: RE: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious
Someday, I want to put minor, deliberate errors in a document and offer
a reward to the readers who catch them.
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