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Subject:Humor in Tech Pubs From:Beth Agnew <bagnew -at- INSYSTEMS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:32:29 -0400
Jim Chevallier referred us to Words of Wisdom, an article about
documentation. In that article the author, Judith Desaritz, writes "And
don't be as dry as dust. Have a sense of humor. Just because the subject is
technical doesn't mean readers can't have fun."
Have any of you tried putting humor in your technical documentation? Did it
work? Would you try it if management would let you?
--Beth
Beth Agnew
Senior Technical Writer, InSystems Technologies Inc.
65 Allstate Parkway, Suite 100 Tel: (905) 513-1400 ext. 280
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 9X1 Fax: (905) 513-1419 mailto:bagnew -at- insystems -dot- com Visit us at: http://www.insystems.com
