Re: Acceptance of Mediocre Documentation

Subject: Re: Acceptance of Mediocre Documentation
From: Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:44:59 -0400


> How do the rest of you deal with praise and/or
> acceptance for underachieving performance and mediocre
> documentation? Should I expect this attitude in a
> corporate environment and seriously consider other
> options such as consulting? Am I being overzealous
> because I want things clearer, more usable?

Well, some questions before an answer...

How do you know it's mediocre?
What role do you play in content development?
What do your user think of the docs?
How do you measure clarity and usability in your documentation?
What measurements are others using?

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