On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, William Sommerwerck wrote:
|This doesn't relate directly to OM, but I thought I'd post it anyhow.
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|I have just spoken with the head of a major photo importer about the
|possibility of my rewriting a number of their manuals. I have to submit
|a writing sample, and nothing is definite.
|
|However, if this comes to fruition, it could mean that, over the next
|few years, most companies will obliged to start writing their manuals in
|clear, simple English.
|
|Any comments on this? How do you guys/gals feel? I resent paying several
|hundred dollars for a product that comes with a manual that not only is
|poorly written, but has incomplete, confusing, and grossly INcorrect
|information about the product and its use.
|
|Your comments would be appreciated, and might help me do a better job.
|I'd prefer direct replies, so I can easily save them.
I think it should be an international law for expensive products to be
sold with good documentation.
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