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Subject:Re: Title From:"Sarah E. Gill" <SARAHG -at- OTG -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 3 Dec 1997 09:57:00 -0500
I'm thinking something which is simple, yet conveys the true scope of our
role in the technical community. Say, maybe, "Oracle," for example.
Might want to qualify it - "Technical Oracle," "Oracle at {insert the
name of your company here - although this could get messy if you work at
*Oracle* or, for that matter, *Delphi*}" - to avoid calls from people
looking for psychics and the like :-P
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From: Laurin Kinville [SMTP:lak -at- CGRAMS -dot- COM]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 9:38 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Title
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alternates could include
Way Cool Writer Chick or
Technical Communications Master of the Universe or
Communications Specialist Supreme (I hear it tastes like chicken....)
I not these are not even close to being P.C., but hey - I would love to
see
more of them anyway.
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From: hope.d.cascio <hope -dot- d -dot- cascio -at- ARTHURANDERSEN -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: Title
>Only problem with these suggestions is they're not gender-neutral.
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>:) Hope Cascio
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>Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:25:33 -0500
>From: John Posada <posada -at- FAXSAV -dot- COM>
>Subject: Re: Title
>
>how about Technical Communications Goddess?
>it would be nice to see more of a sense of humor out there...
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>Then there's my favorite...
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>"Way-cool Writer Dude"
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>John Posada
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>http://www.documentation.com/, or http://www.dejanews.com/
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