[Foundation-l] Communicating effectively: Wikimedia needs clear language now

[Mike Christie]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:40 AM, MZMcBride <z at mzmcbride.com> wrote:

> Erik Moeller wrote:
>  > Terms like "strategy", "mission statement" and "stakeholder" have
> > concrete organizational meaning. Yes, they are also often used as part
> > of marketing copy or organizational copy in ways that are unhelpful,
> > because people who aren't good writers feel the need to plug holes by
> > picking from the shared vocabulary of organization-speak. That doesn't
> > make them meaningless, anymore than the fact that every idiot has an
> > opinion on quantum physics makes quantum physics meaningless.
>
> That's just your guilt talking. You've been as big an offender in this area
> as anyone. I can't be the only person who remembers that there's an entire
> "Strategic Planning" wiki. Anyone interested in a broad sampling of
> bullshit
> language need look no further. :-)


Adding a smiley to an insult doesn't make it any less an insult.  I think
there are ways to make this argument more politely.

Mike

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