Inflammable vs. flammable

[Gene Kim-Eng]

However, what I would expect any competent tech writer
to know:

1.  To not assume that the way he/she "has always done
     it" is the correct way to tell someone else how do it.

2.  To be able to locate a reliable source of accurate
     instructions

3.  To not provide instructions to others without first
     verifying their accuracy with the reliable source.

Jump-starting a car may not be rocket science, but
following the wrong procedure has the potential to
make you just as dead as miswiring a missile.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Posada" <jposada01 at yahoo.com>
>> I don't think that a savvy tech writer would automatically know how to attach battery cables.
>
> I was kinda being facetious. Too many people think we are the end-all, be-all of anything instructional. I'd only expect the tech 
> writer as part of being a tech writer to know if they are in the business of writing automotive instructions, or if they have an 
> ASE certification.