Amen! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad
Chuck and Tony and all, When I was a little girl I didn't wake up in my pink and white Barbie bedroom and think "Gosh, I hope someday every one thinks of me as the "change control and software quality geek ... <sigh>." It wasn't planned, but it happened. So there I am. Because I am "that person", people come to me with questions about problems and even about other solutions. I'm very forthcoming about the options. I give many academic presentations to share what I have learned about software quality / control / audit that have nothing specific to do with my product. But everyone knows that I have that product and everyone knows THAT'S why I know this stuff. So - the key thing that struck a chord with me in Tony's remark is this idea that we must be careful lest we APPEAR to be interested in selling our products or services. Of course we're interested in selling our products! It's what we do! As Chuck B. says, it's important for you to know who I am. I'm sure I speak for Tony and others as well when I tell you that I am not so desperate for gigs that I have to try to TRICK people into them! Nor would I insult the very helpful and kind community of this forum by such underhanded tactics! So I think what hurts us "got something to sell" folks on the list about the [AD] fray is that it seems to imply that we are trying to trick or sneak our product onto someone's unsuspecting computer or budget. We don't want this list to be flooded with ads. We don't want to offend any users by appearing to pull one over on 'em. But I think that information that we know BECAUSE of what we do is a valid contribution and even if it mentions our product, our services, our experiences, is not really an AD -- is it? I don't always put the [AD] banner on my posts. I didn't put it on this one - although I do mention that I have a product and I even vaguely mention what it does. Should I have put [AD] on this post? I think our signature is the important thing in all of this. I'll make a point to include my full signature on all posts, that way there's disclosure even when it's not marked [AD]. Susan Joslyn "Change control and software quality geek (er, guru)" SJ+ Systems Associates, Inc. PRC(r) Real software configuration management for u2 ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. ZirMed, Inc. has strict policies regarding the content of e-mail communications, specifically Protected Health Information, any communications containing such material will be returned to the originating party with such advisement noted. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
