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From: dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung)
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Subject: Re: The responsibilities of volunteers
Message-ID: <1990Dec13.011559.28805@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 13 Dec 90 01:15:59 GMT
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chrisb@risky.Convergent.COM (Chris Bertin) writes:
>If Rich Salz posted an article saying
>something like 'I am overworked and I won't be able to look at any of the
>c.s.u submissions for at least n weeks', most people would understand. And
>that should not take that much of his time...

Exactly.  Studies have shown that users get antsy when they push a key and
nothing happens.  On the other hand, GUIs that provide a 'wristwatch' or
'timer' icon let the users know that a response is forthcoming but not
immediately.  They can shuffle papers or sharpen a pencil.

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