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Yes, it does seem acceptable. I use warnings in my documentation because I
write for traders. Ever talked to a customer who's lost thousands if not a
million dollars? :)
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Downing, David <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>wrote:
> From: "Lippincott, Richard" <RLippincott -at- as-e -dot- com>
> Subject: RE: "Button Gravity" and "Warning Gravity"
>
> Then technically, I should never use anything stronger than a caution,
> because I don't document equipment that could injure or kill people.
> However, I -- and some of the other folks in my department -- will
> occasionally use warnings for situations where a wrong move could cause
> serious corruption and/or destruction of data, with disastrous results
> to whatever institution was using the software. Does this seem
> acceptable?
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