Re: Only Human[was Fwd: What if Dr. Seuss wrote technical manuals]

[Steve Arrants <stevea -at- CNET -dot- COM>]

And I sincerely wish some folks would remember what this list is about, and
what's s'posed to be posted here.  I'll quote from the rules..."If it is
something cute, interesting, or funny that you found on the Internet (e.g.,
Dr. Seuss on Tech Writing, origin of spam), don't post it. "

Given that, I thought Michael's post got the message across with a bit of
humor without a high temperature. It wasn't as senseless a flame as what
other might have written...

Obligatory TechWriting Connection: I'm having so much fun playing with Sun's
released JavaHelp.  Four stars.  Go get it from
http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/


steve arrants

Stephen Arrants
CNET: The Computer Network
Documentation and Training
stevea -at- cnet -dot- com
415.395.7805 x4766



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Technical Writers List; for all Technical Communication issues
> [mailto:TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU]On Behalf Of Tom Eagles
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 12:22 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Only Human[was Fwd: What if Dr. Seuss wrote
> technical manuals]
>
>
> I sincerely hope that Michael Wing never writes anything to
> the list (other
> than what he wrote below) that can be construed as a senseless flame,
> unnecessary, and rude, lest he receive the same treatment. On
> behalf of the
> person he originally flamed, allow me to say, take it
> offline, Michael, if
> you want to play list admin. Secondly, what you did is far
> worse, and not
> funny.
>
> Folks, I think some of us need to lighten up a bit here, eh?
> We all have
> "DEL" buttons on our keyboards, I trust...
>
> Tom.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wing, Michael J [mailto:mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 8:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: What if Dr. Seuss wrote technical manuals]
>
>
> STANDARD LIST ABUSER REPLY FORM(version 9.6)  ----
> (check all boxes that apply)
>
> Dear:
>   [  X ] Clueless Newbie
>   [   ] Troller
>   [   ] "Me too"-er
>   [   ] Spammer
>   [   ] Racist
>   [   ] Expert on everything (EOE)
>   [   ] Flame Thrower
>   [   ] News Groupie
>
>  You Are Being Flamed Because:
>   [   ] You started a long, stupid thread
>   [   ] You continued spreading a long stupid thread
>   [   ] You started a grammar thread
>   [   ] You started a Word vs. Framemaker thread
>   [   ] You started a thread that has been discussed here
>         continuously for the last year and a half (i.e.
>         certification, one space vs. two spaces, trademarks)
>   [   ] You responded to a "dead horse" thread
>   [ X] You posted the Dr. Seuss as a Technical Writer drivel
>   [   ] Your post/response contains too much rhetoric and hyperbole
>         and very little (if any) substance
>   [   ] Your post is absurdly off topic for where you posted it
>   [   ] You obviously don't know anything about the topic at hand
>   [   ] You posted a "test" in a discussion group rather than
>         in alt.test
>   [   ] You posted a blatently obvious troll
>   [   ] You followed up to a blatently obvious troll
>   [   ] You said "X rules, Y stinks" and gave no support for your
>         lame statement
>   [   ] You said "me too" to something and added NOTHING to the
>         discussion
>   [   ] You make no sense
>   [   ] Your margin settings (or lack of) make your post unreadable
>   [   ] You posted a 2 line reply with PAGES of unnecessary quoted
>         text
>   [   ] You are trying to make money on a non-commercial newsgroup
>
>  To Repent, You Must:
>   [   ] Refrain from posting until you have a vague idea what you're
>         doing
>   [   ] READ every post in this group for two weeks so you can some
>         idea about what is discussed here
>   [   ] READ every post about the subject available in the archives
>         (http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/archives.htm) three times
>   [   ] Give up your AOL account
>   [   ] Give up your webTV account
>   [X ] Read the posting rules 50 times a day for a month
>   [   ] Bust up your modem with a hammer and eat it
>   [   ] Jump into a bathtub while holding your monitor (monitor must
>         be plugged in)
>   [   ] Actually post something relevant
>   [X ] Be the guest of honor in alt.flame for a month
>   [   ] Nothing, we'll let you go this time
>
>
>  In Closing, I'd Like to Say:
>   [   ] Get a clue
>   [   ] Get a life
>   [   ] Go away
>   [   ] Grow up
>   [X ] Never post again
>   [   ] You need to seek psychiatric help
>   [   ] Take your gibberish somewhere else
>   [   ] Go back to school and actually learn something
>   [   ] Learn how to post or get off the usenet
>   [   ] Don't take offense at this, I just like to use this form
>   [   ] All of the above
>
> Mike
>
> Michael Wing (mailto:mjwing -at- ingr -dot- com)
> Staff Writer/ Web Applications Developer
> Intergraph Corporation; Huntsville, Alabama
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