TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: raison d'être From:"Andrew Dugas" <dugas -at- intalio -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:58:22 -0700
That reminds of one of the biggest doc gaps I know of, namely the lack of
instructions for paper toilet seat covers in office/public bathrooms.
Where does the flap go? No matter which way I try, as soon as the flap hits
the water the whole thing starts to get sucked into the bowl. If you don't
sit down fast enough, to bodily hold the thing in place, it's as good as
gone!
A little documentation please!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-88324 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-88324 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of
> Sean Hower
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:38 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: re: raison d'être
>
> My favorite example for the need for technical writing is a
> bathroom sign that tickles me every time I see it. It reads
> something like:
>
> "Due to very minimal pressure in this restroom facility,
> excessive use of paper materials necessitates frequent attention."
>
> mmmmmmmmmmm, now that's a tongue twister
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All-new RoboHelp X3 is now shipping! Get single sourcing, print-quality
documentation, conditional text and much more, in the most monumental
release ever. Save $100! Order online at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
Buy ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0, the most powerful SINGLE SOURCE HELP
AUTHORINGTOOL for MS Word. SAVE $100 on the full version and $50 on upgrades.
Offer ends Oct 31, 02 (code: DTH102250). http://www.componentone.com/d2hlist1002
---
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.
