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From: "Andrew Plato" <intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com>
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> My attitude has always been to educate my readers and give them more than
> just "do this, do that, buy an upgrade" kind of instructions. Give them
> the geek-speak and tell them what it all means. In the end - they learn
> something and you actually communicate something.
Nongeek users want to know how to perform a task using the software. They
don't want some self-absorbed airhead "educating' them. Give them what they
want -- that's what "know thy audience" means -- and don't give them what
you think they should want.
Bonnie Granat - http://home.att.net/~bgranat
Technical Editor and Writer - (617) 354-7084
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