tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post6438641115780681412..comments2023-10-01T01:39:20.158-07:00Comments on The Humane Experience: First Eyes and Last EyesMichael Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-63905655961431290772010-07-30T08:09:59.361-07:002010-07-30T08:09:59.361-07:00Mike, I like how you look at the world through rea...Mike, I like how you look at the world through reality-colored glasses. Those of us who were working in the 1980s had our brains filled with a lot of junk about quality and "zero defects." Of course we want to do the very best work we can. But real-life business isn't about zero defects. It's about maximizing ROI. We need to stop striving for perfection (which is impossible Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00701583461158975333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-42706561474987097292010-07-29T12:25:05.951-07:002010-07-29T12:25:05.951-07:00Thanks for getting me thinking about this, Mike. I...Thanks for getting me thinking about this, Mike. I probably tend to be like the guy with the hammer to whom all documents look like a nail. Even for someone who carries a document through the entire process, it's good to have some structure to that process and focus on specific issues with each editing pass.Ben Mhttp://gryphonmountain.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-48260178018366692492010-07-29T09:18:25.198-07:002010-07-29T09:18:25.198-07:00Those of us who have been in technical communicati...Those of us who have been in technical communication since before it was all done on a PC, like me, remember and understand the whole production/review cycle, and the appropriate edit levels for the different stages in the process.<br /><br />If a single writer and their PC is responsible for the entire production process from first draft to final PDF or web posting, they should understand that Margaretnoreply@blogger.com