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Subject:RE: similarity of work From:David Neeley <dbneeley -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 23 Nov 2002 14:58:21 -0800 (PST)
May I suggest that this is one reason that decent technical
editors should be employed in tech pubs departments? In
addition to making sure that the content is accurate (as we
all know, the *first* priority!), they should be "ironing
out" the wrinkles between writers.
IMHO, technical documents are not often apt showplaces for
idiosynchratic style. By smoothing out the differences
between writers, the editor seeks to assure that readers
have the least distraction possible from the various
elements which comprise the document, and that the document
is complete--that no significant parts have been omitted.
<rant mode *on*>This important work, together with serving
as a mentor for junior writers, is why I believe technical
editors should be drawn from the ranks of very senior
writers. Unfortunately, too many shops hire proofreading
types with little or no technical knowledge. In my
experience, that is a contributing factor to the poor
quality of too much documentation today.</rant>
David
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What is the similarity between the knowledge and expertise
of each of the writers?
What is the level of experience, with the subject matter,
of each of the writers?
If they all conform to the 'defined standards', layout and
format should be very similar. An astute reader would be
able to determine which writer wrote which document, after
looking at a sample from each.
Everyone has their own 'unique' style of putting words
together.
This could go on ad infinitum.
-----Original Message-----
HI All
What will be the percentage of similarity between the User
manuals created by 3 different techn writers with defined
standards for same product?
Regards,
Beena
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