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: New TECHWR-L Poll Question From:Christine -dot- Anameier -at- seagate -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:27:08 -0600
Deborah Ray introduced a new poll question:
> As a technical writer, I consider a consistently-applied
> corporate style guide to be:
>
> * Intolerably constraining
> * Marginally constraining
> * Neither constraining nor liberating
> * Marginally liberating
> * Extremely liberating
> * Other/none of the above
I think that depends entirely on how good the style guide is, and how
appropriate it is for the document at hand--i.e., are its guidelines aimed
toward good writing rather than just avoiding grammatical bogeymen like the
nefarious split infinitive? Does it take the needs of different media into
account? Was it written by people with some sense of vision and sense, or
was it emitted by a committee with vague or conflicting goals? Do I find
its guidelines sensible or counterproductive? The first time I was faced
with a corporate style guide, my first impulse was to rewrite the thing,
which of course was not an option.
Christine
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Develop HTML-Based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 ($100 STC Discount)
**WEST COAST LOCATIONS** San Jose (Mar 1-2), San Francisco (Apr 16-17) http://www.weisner.com/training/dreamweaver_help.htm or 800-646-9989.
Sponsored by ForeFront, Inc., maker of ForeHelp Help authoring tools
for print, WinHelp, HTML Help, JavaHelp, and cross-platform InterHelp
See www.forehelp.com for more information and free evaluation downloads
---
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.
