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Subject: Re: Time for Some members to have a go at writing reviews and Articles

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:20:30 01/25/00

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I think that posting reviews is a great idea.  However, unless a real writer
does it, it won't really give the sort of results that we hope for.  Often, we
may think that it is as simple as putting our thoughts down in writing.  But to
be an effective communicator takes a combination of things:

1.  Skill/Ability -- some can be acquired, and some is purely natural.
2.  Technical understanding of the subject at hand.
3.  Passion -- a writer without passion makes me cringe.

Those who do not write for a living may imagine it is an easy thing to
communicate clearly to an audience.  But it is both a skill and an art.  Easily
as difficult as programming or any other complicated vocation.

However, I do redouble your call to have some of those who are skilled (or those
who at least *think* they are) give it a go from time to time.
;-)

Perhaps the software vendors can hurry things along by offering a free copy of
their software to the one doing the review.  As long as they get a copy of
software from several competing vendors, I don't see it as a confict of
interest.

Excellent suggestion Michael



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