Quality Progress - American Society for Quality
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FischerDavidN@JohnDeere.com<br />
17356 Re: Publishing Bar Charts<br />
Steven Prevette<br />
Dec-08-03<br />
Regardless of copyright issues, it is always good planning on the part of an author (or<br />
more generally, any chart maker) to set up charts so that if they are slapped on a black<br />
and white copier, the message will still come across. Personally, I think that if a bar chart<br />
is so complicated that it needs multiple colors to keep the chart straight, the bar chart is<br />
too complicated. Besides, we should be using control charts, not bar charts :)<br />
Steve Prevette<br />
ASQ CQE, maker of about 1,500 charts monthly.<br />
17355 Re: Publishing Bar Charts<br />
William Pflanz<br />
Dec-08-03<br />
Bridget,<br />
Your request is somewhat interesting in that the normal participants to this discussion<br />
board have no control and probably minimal influence on how articles are printed.<br />
More importantly, there is a photocopy authorization that must be complied with. It is in<br />
the first few pages of each <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Progress</strong> and requires a $1 fee per copy. More than<br />
likely it is routinely ignored but asking ASQ to make it easier to copy articles does not<br />
help control the copyright protection of ASQ or the contributing authors so I doubt if they<br />
would be willing to change. If the copies are used internally, your company usually asks<br />
you to comply to copyright rules also. Obviously if it is used in another publication you<br />
would need permission first.<br />
Bill Pflanz<br />
Section 801<br />
17345 Re: Publishing Bar Charts<br />
Wesley Bucey<br />
Dec-05-03<br />
From Wes Bucey, <strong>Quality</strong> Manager<br />
With a nod to "mistake proofing" and a recognition that a significant number of folks,<br />
especially men, are color blind, I echo the concept the charts should have texture added<br />
WITHOUT any regard to whether "fair use" copying may be the ultimate goal.<br />
[picture tongue planted firmly in cheek at this point.] For those who are NOT<br />
color blind, I can suggest scanning the page into a computer and then printing copies with<br />
a color printer (not cheap, but effective) with the added benefit the copy can be sent<br />
electronically. Alternately, members could visit the ASQ website <strong>for</strong> <strong>Quality</strong>
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