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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>EA Games<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>[whispers]Challenge Quality[/whispers]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Kevin Mahoney
[mailto:akaelite@rogers.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 15, 2005 11:03
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bf1942@icculus.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [bf1942] Hotfix
release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not far off'</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>EA!.........Challenge Everthing!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>(moment of silence)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ahem....sorry, had to let that out, carry on.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:defilm@acm.org" title="defilm@acm.org">Mark J. DeFilippis</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:bf1942@icculus.org" title="bf1942@icculus.org">bf1942@icculus.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Friday, July 15,
2005 12:56 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [bf1942]
Hotfix release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not far off'<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><br>
No, no, no!! Not at EA they won't!<br>
They fire guys like him at EA because "They don't fit in with the
culture"...<br>
<br>
<br>
At 10:51 AM 7/15/2005, you wrote:<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Shockwave, there is an opening at EA and I nominate you. More people
with your way of thinking would go a long way<br>
<br>
<br>
----- Original Message ----- From: "|TF20|Shockwave"
<shockwave@clan-tf20.com><br>
To: <bf1942@icculus.org><br>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:44 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Hotfix release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not far off'<br>
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<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Latham"
<leeprivate@cgmlarson.com><br>
To: <bf1942@icculus.org><br>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:32 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Hotfix release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not far<br>
off'<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In their defense, as a software professional myself, I can tell you
that<br>
they are just trying to not lie about it. If you ever give a
customer an<br>
estimated date, they always treat it as a promised delivery date, so it's<br>
better, when possible, to be vague.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><br>
I am a software developer as well and we always give customers a firm date.<br>
Being vague may give you wiggle room but it also sends the message that you<br>
don't have a firm grasp on either the situation or your ability to deal with<br>
it effectively. The potential problem is not missing a deadline as much
as<br>
it is not communicating effectively with the client. If a deadline is not<br>
going to be met, the trick is to contact the client ahead of time to let<br>
them know. Too often people wait until the deadline is past before<br>
commenting on the status of a given job. That's what makes people upset.<br>
There is simply no substitute for clear and precise communication between<br>
involved parties. It's too bad that those in charge of BF2 have yet to<br>
learn this lesson.<br>
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Shockwave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'></X-SIGSEP><tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><X-SIGSEP>S1,-------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></font></tt><font
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Mark J. DeFilippis, Ph. D
EE defilm@acm.org</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">
defilm@ieee.org</font></tt><br>
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