Use of first, second, and third person in technical writing

[Lisa Dugger <saveena -dot- kitten -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Which is proper?  Since I rarely see anything in first person, I
gather that first person is not the desired viewpoint.  In the past I
have written using second person because I wrote for my team members
or individual users.  Now I have an official tech writing position and
I am unsure of which perspective to use.  Third person sounds so
stiff, but is it more professional?

Any advice is welcome


Thanks!

~ Lisa
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Don't be a windowlicker.

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