downsizing the acknowledgments
Lots of snow today! Nothing compared to my most favorite blizzard of all time, the one of October 1997, but still kind of fun. One of my favorite things about having windows in my office is that I know what the weather is like. And right now, when I look outside, I see lots and lots of snow, and that makes me happy.
Last night I decided the acknowledments I'd drafted were too wordy and cut the acknowledgments from almost two pages to just over one page. I'm considering cutting them even more drastically, leaving them little more than a list. My thinking is that people who are mentioned in the acknowledgments are honored to be mentioned and there's really no need to go on and on about how great they are. Am I right? Or should I go on and on?
The risk of going on and on is that it's easy to start sounding either insincere or like I'm kissing up. I can't think of any real risks in being concise with the acknowedgments, as long as everyone who needs to be mentioned is mentioned. Am I overlooking some risk in being concise?
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