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Subject: RE: instructions
From: Marilynne Smith <marilyns -at- qualcomm -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:46:19 -0800

I was only talking about my rules for my children cooking at the stove. That's all.

Marilynne

At 09:47 AM 1/4/01 -0500, DeGuzman, Kathi wrote:

Marilynne,
Two thoughts immediately came to mind -- I have a girlfriend who is so short
(about 4'9") that she has to stand on a chair to get the clothes out of her
washing machine (she is over 40). Would she be allowed to cook without
supervision?
Also, in New Orleans some bars serve to anyone who can reach the bar to put
money on top of it. Should my daughter (who is 9 years old and 5'0" tall) be
allowed to drink alcohol without my consent/presence just because she can
reach the bar?
These things (although seemingly off topic) relate to knowing that your
audience will always vary. Even if you are writing about a product that is
going to be used by developers, you always have to remember that there is
the possibility of a non-developer trying to use the product. With that in
mind, information should be formatted in such a way as to be useful to the
main audience, with subsequent information either referenced or appended in
the back of the manual or in a different guide altogether.

<snip>
Kathi Jan DeGuzman
Senior Technical Writer
Kathi -dot- Deguzman -at- nextel -dot- com <mailto:Kathi -dot- Deguzman -at- nextel -dot- com>
<snip>
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I agree. My rule for cooking was that the kids had to be able to look down
on the stove with enough height allowed to prevent their face from being
spattered. Absolutely NO CHAIRS or other devices.

Marilynne

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