Be Concise, An Example
Posted: 22 May 2007 03:33 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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You stump us regularly on the forums. Certain members of EllisLab will never admit this, but it is true. At least it is true enough that we have private staff forums so we can discuss any problematic threads before responding with the goal of provding the best possible information. Since we lead busy lives with to-dos designed to inspire cardiac arrest, conciseness is a virtue.

Here’s an example where Lisa is posting for clarification on EE’s use of the BCC and CC email fields. Notice how Paul has elevated conciseness from a word skill into high art (with a little help from Derek Allard).

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Posted: 22 May 2007 04:46 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Heh.  I stand in awe of Derek Allard’s translation ability!

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Posted: 22 May 2007 10:53 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Apparently in Paul’s case, a word is worth a thousand words.

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Posted: 23 May 2007 11:14 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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The keyboard is mightier than the CPU?

A word is worth a thousand lines of code?

Something like that…

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Posted: 24 May 2007 07:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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I needed a nearly-first-thing-in-the-morning laugh! LOL

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Posted: 24 May 2007 10:35 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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Posted: 29 May 2007 12:41 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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