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- From: davel@ampex.com (Dave Larkins)
- Subject: Re: Ford kicked my ass in court
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.193805.29291@ampex.com>
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- References: <2182@shaman.wv.tek.com> <1ejgh8INN1l5@armory.centerline.com> <20NOV199215411096@csa3.lbl.gov>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:38:05 GMT
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- In article <20NOV199215411096@csa3.lbl.gov> jtchew@csa3.lbl.gov (Ad absurdum per aspera) writes:
- >In article <1ejgh8INN1l5@armory.centerline.com>, jimf@centerline.com
- >(Jim Frost) writes...
- >
- >>This is only partially true. If you find the name and address of
- >>several real live people in responsible positions -- particularly if
- >>one or more is the boss of the others -- and you send copies of the
- >>letter to all of them (indicating names in a Cc: at the bottom)...
- >>particularly if you hit people at several different levels...
- >
- >Speaking as a professional writer and as a minor bureaucrat in a large
- >organization (though hopefully an organization that is on the side of
- >the angels :), I heartily endorse this advice. As Jim points out, the
- >recipient doesn't dare "lose" or ignore a letter that someone, especially
- >his or her boss, might inquire about later on. Send it to multiple,
- >specific people and you've got a fighting chance that it will become
- >the "action item" of someone important enough to be useful.
- >
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- This sounds like a pretty good idea and certainly worth a few stamps. If
- someone has a list of names and addresses of such a heirachy within Ford,
- I will resubmit my original letter to these individuals.
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- thanks davel@ampex.com
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