RE: Wow

Subject: RE: Wow
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:38:42 -0400


Goober Writer asked:

> > -- If you disagree with tech writing advice from
> > John Posada or Geoff Hart,
> > there is a very good chance that you're wrong
> > (certification issues
> > notwithstanding; let's not go there).
>
> Is that really accurate? I've seen their posts
> correctly displuted many times, and I've seen them ask
> many questions of the list as well.

>From what I've seen, they're bang-on most of the time. And when they're
not, they take it professionally and learn from it. It's all good.

> They're human tech writers like most of the rest of
> us. ;)

Some folks would claim I'm not human ... :>

There are times I'm happier to be wrong. On a related note, if I've made a
technical mistake, I'm not going to take it personally as long as it's
presented as a technical error and not a personal failing. Most of the
engineers I've met approach technical errors the same way. This cartoon
pretty much sums it up:
http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff800/fv00799.htm

Your favourite engineer might appreciate the cartoon, too.

Cheers ... Kim
kim.roper at pixelink.com
http://www.pixelink.com/


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Robohelp X3, from eHelp, lets you quickly and easily create
professional Help systems for all your Windows and Web-based
applications, including Net.

Order RoboHelp X3 in May and receive a $100 mail-in rebate, PLUS
free RoboScreenCapture and WebHelp Merge Module.

Order RoboHelp today: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.



Follow-Ups:

Previous by Author: RE: Wow
Next by Author: RE: Education (Was Re: Techwriting After the Boom)
Previous by Thread: RE: Wow
Next by Thread: RE: Wow


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads