( ESNUG 273 Item 7 ) --------------------------------------------- [12/5/97]
Subject: ( ESNUG 270 #6 271 #2 272 #7 ) I Miss The SOLV-IT Puns!!! :(
> It was my intent to get the opinions of others on this subject, allowing
> me to see if I was being absurd in my feelings towards the new list's
> style. I know that many may prefer an information-intensive approach to
> the list, and if they are the majority, then great, let them "have there
> cake and eat it too". But if many people felt that a bit of fun helped
> the list, then maybe a small changes to the list could improve it for
> everyone. A good example is when Catherine mailed that hilarious "Phrases
> you would overhear if a Klingon was on your software team", which I have
> posted on my cubicle wall.
>
> - Ted Boydston
> Harris Government Aerospace Systems Division
From: Catherine Starr-Young <csy@synopsys.com>
Ted,
Thanks for the kind words. Trying to find the best way to do the SOLV-IT!
SCOUT has been just one of the many challenges I have had since starting my
job at Synopsys. I love puns and have many friends who use this great wit
to brighten my life. As I become more comfortable with my role at Synopsys,
I do hope to instill more humor into the SOLV-IT! Scout, as I agree that
reading dry, technical information can be, well, just plain boring.
I'm also glad you appreciated my Klingon contribution. I, too, have this
hanging outside my cube and am even learning how to pronoun the Klingon
words. I was a little nervous about this first attempt -- and rightly so,
since I received several people who were complained about this and even a
couple or people who unsubscribed from the list. It seems that you cannot
please everyone.
I do want you to know that I did not take your comments as a personal
attack on the job I'm doing, but rather as a way to improve the quality of
the Scout. I appreciate your comments and support -- and I will see what
other tidbits I can add in the future to make the SOLV-IT! Scout a valuable
and enjoyable tool for you.
- Catherine Starr-Young
Editor, SOLV-IT! Scout
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