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>" At times I wonder why I bust a gut producing documentation nobody's ever> going to read, or believe if they do...Someone say something positive, quick!"
Does "I have busted this same gut" count as positive? Or at least supportive? I think we all get frustrated by the thought of people not paying attention to what we write. It is like the old horse to water thing. You can write the documentation, but you can't make someone read it! :)
Ok so there was not much positive there.. Maybe, after lunch! :)
Melissa
> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:02:59 +0000> From: Sarah -dot- Bouchier -at- exony -dot- com> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Subject: RE: Map documentation (was CNET Editor Death Caused byaTechnicalCommunication Mistake?)> > >Many of us after all that> >inactivity would have opted to DO SOMETHING. It's just human.> > True enough.> > It applies on a lesser scale too; I wonder how many tech support people> out there have spent hours trying to solve problems caused by people> who, faced with instructions to not press X, have pressed X anyway?> > At times I wonder why I bust a gut producing documentation nobody's ever> going to read, or believe if they do...> > Someone say something positive, quick!> > S.> ---> Sarah Bouchier> Technical Author> > exony> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> > WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help > format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content > delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l> > Easily create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to any popular Help file format or printed documentation. Learn more at http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList> > ---> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com -dot- > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/melmis36%40hotmail.com> > > To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> > Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit> http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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