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Re: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious

Subject: Re: Techno-fuddyduddy getting anxious
From: "B.J. Smith" <bjsmith -at- ucar -dot- edu>
To: Rochelle McAndrews <rmcandrews -at- csiu -dot- org>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:57:46 -0700

Hi folks.

I love the the word "automagically," which surely would be harmless even if it were published accidentally.

In my own work, however, I always assume that something will go wrong and that any goofy placeholder text or images will be published. That's why I don't use them.

I also always assume that microphones are on and guns are loaded.

Cheers.

B.J. Smith

On 1/20/2012 7:28 AM, Rochelle McAndrews wrote:

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.
-----Original Message-----
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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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"This page unintentionally left blank."

Steve

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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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