User talk:Dbivens99

October 2009
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October 2009
I am a Mail Processing Equipment Mechanic at the United States Postal Service in Lansing, MI. As a member of one of the largest employers in the United States, it would seem that some of the common terms used in our lexicon may become part of normal usage similar to the term "xerox" used by Xerox copier customers and sales people in the 60's and 70's. The term "xerox" became synonimous with the word "copy".

Similarly, the term "Going Postal", once a very positive term coined by the USPS is now used to descibe any instance of a disgruntled employee going on a shooting spree in the work place.

What prompted me to make the submission was a conversation I had with one of our new maintenance supervisors and my "seasoned" supervisor. During the conversation I used the term, "tourism" in the context that was defined in my submission. He didn't understand what I was saying and we gave him "our" definition of the word as it is used in our offices and plants throughout the country.

I was acting in good faith in an attemp to add to the lexicon, not compromise it's intergrity.

I will try to ensure that any future submissions I make will be within the guidelines of Wikipedia. I will also make use of the sandbox to "experiment" with.

I appreicate your candor and this posting is merely an attempt to explain my reasons for the submission, it is not an attempt to justifiy it and I will make no attempt to re-enter it. If you would like to reconsider your reversion however, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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I see you point. Again. Thank you for the clarification.

Dbivens99 (talk) 23:02, 2 October 2009 (UTC)