Re: Left intentionally bl

[Richard Sobocinski <"Richard_G_Sobocinski%~WHC207"@CCMAIL.PNL.GOV>]

         barb.philbrick wrote:
 "With the tools available now that
  can do page number easily and accurately across an entire
  document, I use straight-through numbering.  If someone
  suspects a page is missing, they can see if a page number is
  missing."

         I have worked with documents that use the "this page
         intentionally left blank" thing.  A lot of these were written
         as "living" documents.  By that, I mean that they were kept
         up-to-date on an almost real time basis -- there was not
         always the luxury of reprinting the entire doc and
         repaginating it.  The use of replacement pages itself was a
         strictly controlled administrative procedure.  These living
         documents were engineering procedures that controlled the
         construction and maintenance of Navy nuclear propulsion
         systems.  The rule was "verbatim compliance."  If you could
         not proceed in accordance with the way the procedure was
         written, then the procedure had to have an approved change
         before continuing.  With a whole crew of engineers, techs,
         and crafts waiting, you can see the importance of a fast
         turnaround.

         Rich

I'm OK with "he" as the generic, too. "She", "s/he", or varying the
"he's and "she's" is distracting to me. However, I usually avoid the
issue by writing in the second person (which I prefer in directions
anyway), or by using "the operator" or "the user."

         Ditto!