To be fair, the email did have an... impact Thats why you all allow me on this list, for these zing moments.
--- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 1:24 PM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > Starting at PST? Shouldn't there be a time before this, like 1300h PST? > > On Jan 4, 2018 13:10, "Greg Keogh" <gfke...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If anyone in this group knows anyone in the Azure Team, can you please >> pass my following message and advice on to them? ... >> >> Dear Azure Team, >> >> For the love of suffering humanity, stop using the word IMPACT in your >> broadcast emails. The word is appearing more frequently and in more and >> more bizarre and ambiguous ways. In the most recent email (see below) you >> say "performance impact" three times, but does this mean "improve" or >> "degrade" performance? The expression is completely ambiguous. And what is >> an "impacted VM"? Did someone shoot projectiles into them? And most >> puzzling of all, what on earth is a "reduced impact availability"? It >> sounds like a line from a political comedy sketch. >> >> Never use the word impact figuratively, there is always a replacement >> word that is more accurate and expressive. >> >> *Greg Keogh* >> >> *[image: Inline images 1]* >> >
