The Form 3: A Testimony

From Kyra, a truthful testimony to the power of the Form . . .

She met me, my supervisor, in the corridor. Her eyes were troubled.

"The bug report," she said.

"The bug report," I echoed. "Yes, I do it weekly."

"Yes."

"Yes?"

"It- it needs a form."

I thought a second before answering: "But it is automatically generated by the software."

"Yes, but we need to standardize it in a form."

"It is standardized - by the software."

"But not in a form." Her eye lit up with those orbs of a True Believer. "We need a company logo," she explained, "and our department identified and, and- we can put it on a spreadsheet with double-edged borders, which will make it look professional." She was breathing heavily now, panting with excitement. "We can print it out and distribute it. And of course save it electronically- Do we need a new directory? A new directory! I'll go talk to I.T. right now to set us up with a new directory that only you and me will have Write access to - but everyone else can Read!"

She rushed off down the hall, calling back her encouragement: "A Form! Make the Form!"

The only person who uses the bug report is me.