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Subject:Re: Pencil Test for Technical Writers From:Randy Grandle <randy -dot- grandle -at- CORP -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:59:11 GMT
In article 92070D60 -at- quatre -dot- overthe -dot- net, "Glanbrok, Slayer of Bluntskulls" <conehead -at- overthe -dot- net> writes:
>Randy Hits a Home Run!
>>Please cease and desist from this type of personal attack. You can be banned
>>from this listserv and I will personally petition to have you banned if you
>>continue your ill-mannered attacks.
>Let's see ... who launched the first attack? Was it I? No, it was YOU!
>So if we're cleaning house, let's get to the root!
>>BTW, you claimed that "everyone" in the D.C. area was hiring "unskilled"
>>writers. And how did you become so omniscient?
>Oopsie! Someone has his facts confused. Never did I use the word "everyone".
>BTW, are you familiar with what constitutes "slander"?
>Now hush up and get back to work, Mr. Senior Technical Writer.
I said CEASE AND DESIST. Please heed.
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