RE: New TECHWR-L Poll Question

Subject: RE: New TECHWR-L Poll Question
From: "Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:40:37 -0800

Many contributors to this list are quick to remind us to know our
audience.

Having written operation and casualty procedures for manufacturing
processes and nuclear reactors, I can add a hearty amen to Dick's and
Bryan's comments. You have to constantly remind the users of safety
precautions and potential hazards.

Nothing can be made idiot proof because God is constantly revising the
latest model of idiot.

John Gilger
Senior Technical Writer
Acres Gaming, Inc.
702.914.5585



-----Original Message-----
From: bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com [mailto:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 09:29 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: New TECHWR-L Poll Question


It seems that there is a bit of tunnel vision among technical writers in
the software industry to not see the hardware around them.

Anyone whose ever written electrical system troubleshooting for the
military is probably very familiar with the phrase "may cause death or
injury to personnel" (or something very similar). I wouldn't call it a
design flaw that you have to have the electrical current of a circuit
turned on to test for the presence of that current.


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Hall [mailto:dhall -at- san-carlos -dot- rms -dot- slb -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:26 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: New TECHWR-L Poll Question


I agree with Dick on this one. Warnings are
frequently necessary for reasons other than
design flaws.


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