Re: Paragraph numbering - industry standard?

Subject: Re: Paragraph numbering - industry standard?
From: Laura Lemay <llemay -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 14:00:49 -0700


On 8/3/05, Michele <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com> wrote:
> Sarah, I know it's ugly and cumbersome, but numbering each paragraph
> helps programmers (and sometimes writers) speak more effectively about
> that paragraph. I'd like to draw your attention to section 5.2.1.1., so
> I'd say, ugly though it is, you should probably keep numbering
> paragraphs if most of your audience is techies.

I write hyper-technical SDK documentation for ubergeeks. I haven't
numbered a paragraph -- even a heading, for that matter -- for
fifteen years.

Its ugly and its way out of date. Drop it.


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References:
Paragraph numbering - industry standard?: From: siliconwriter
Re: Paragraph numbering - industry standard?: From: Michele

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