RE: Numbered headings?

[Hannah <to -dot- hannah -at- usa -dot- net>]

While I agree that it makes things easier to understand/look up if there is a
familiar title, numbering is not useless. I use it all the time. Saying "2.3.
Using the Interface" is better than "Using the Interface" in that it tells me
where in the book and chapter the section is located. I can see wanting to
refer to chapter and subsection rather than page number because as the writer
revises, the page numbers are more likely to change more frequently (and need
updating) than the chapter/subsection. Yes, both are subject to some change,
but page numbers are more likely.

I find using numbering combined with a desriptive title the best solution so
far and my audience (mostly gov/mil workers) have responded favorably.

Hannah Bissell
mailto:to -dot- hannah -at- usa -dot- net


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> ian -dot- saunders -at- vf -dot- vodafone -dot- co -dot- uk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 10:38 AM
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> Subject: RE: Numbered headings?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is just a gut feeling, but I believe that if you can cross-refer to
> headings and pages, section numbers are not just superfluous, 
> they actually
> make the heading harder to understand and memorise. 
> 
> I fail to see how say "2.3. Using the Interface" is better than simply
> writing "Using the Interface". And if you ask me, it's worse. The 
> number is
> clutter containing no useful information.
> 
> In this case that tired old cliche is true: "Less is More"
> 
> Ian Saunders
> Vodafone Ltd.
> 
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