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Subject:Re: Format for receiving document reviews From:Gord Deyo <DeyoG -at- ITLS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:44:52 -0400
> * How have you dealt with the "unresponsive" reviewer?
> * How do you ensure that you do receive comments back from the
> reviewer in a timely manner?
> * Do you have any examples good and bad experiences with reviews
> of your documentation? Please share!
>
After having to threaten the people responsible for
reviewing with death and torture, and then tying them up and holding
them at gunpoint, I would say my experiences with reviews have been
quite positive. And no, I'm sure this isn't the reason my reviews always
end up pretty clean. These are just tactics that have to be employed
occasionally to help influence the time management of certain
individuals.
For all those who are now gasping in horror and are
already plotting a flame reply, I'm just kidding around by exaggarating
a real problem. I don't really point a gun at them once they're tied up.
