Re: Editors and writers; was: Re: job title nomenclature on biz cards

[written_by -at- juno -dot- com]

>It seems to me that the writer should have proofread the document
> before
> the editor got a hold of it. Or am I wrong?
> 
> >>You're right, but when you go over your own work a number of times, 
> >>it's
> >>just impossible to spot errors like that. That's the underlying 
> >>argument
> >>for every documentation group to have a technical editor.

I always worried about that problem when I wrote assembly manuals. My
solution was to take the docs to the production floor and "work the
document." Granted, most here probably can't actually build products on a
production line using the docs they write, but it sure helped me
eliminate problems.

I would also highlight component values, equipment settings, specs, etc.,
and double confirm that they are correct.

Bob 

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