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Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question

Subject: Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question
From: Fred Sampson <wfreds -at- cruzio -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:42:51 -0800

I don't know if notes/cautions/warnings help readers or not. I do know that they soothe the consciences of developers and product managers who release poorly designed, inadequately tested, highly complex software, and who depend on the documentation to cover their shortcomings.

But no, I'm not bitter.

-Fred


Do notes, cautions, and warnings in documentation help
readers notice and heed specific information?

* Yes, they generally help readers
* No, they generally do not help readers
* Depends entirely on the context and situation
* Other/none of the above


Fred Sampson
Technical Writer
fred -at- fredsampson -dot- com
831-728-1339


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