Hi Gunnar,
I agree. But the designer should also not be doing busywork for things that
are capable of being automated.
What I am about to say hereafter does not apply to you, Gunnar. Your
response is reasonable and polite.
Regards,
Adam
On 12 February 2012 04:04, Gunnar Swanson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2012, at 1:00 AM, Ken Friedman wrote:
> > And there is another issue. When you repost an entire prior reply, you
> force two thousand readers to re-read the entire prior reply. When you
> re-post a long string of prior posts, you force people to read back through
> the entire string. When you edit selectively, you highlight the specific
> issues to which you respond, improving the conversation and adding value to
> the list.
>
> I made a off-hand comment in a class once, and one of my then students
> adopted it as an email sign for many years: "The designer should work
> harder so the user doesn't have to." Not a bad slogan.
>
>
> Gunnar
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