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Subject:Re: Seven words for seven words From:arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:20:29 -0500
"If GUIs weren't just pretty pictures, documentation would be unnecessary."
OK it's more than seven words, but it's what came to mind first.
:)
Arroxane
-----Original Message-----
From: DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 9:04 AM
Subject: Seven words for seven words
One of our developers sent an e-mail with the well-worn quote, "User
documentation is only weighed, never read."
*SNIP*
But what I *really* needed was a seven-word response to the glib,
seven-word quote...
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