RE: So just do it already

["Joyce Fetterman" <Joycef -at- gtsoftware -dot- com>]

Arroxane:
> This could be seen as a good lesson for technical writers in the sense
that we should find a way to drag our audience in (kicking and
screaming, if necessary) to get them to pay attention to what they need
to know--whether they are aware of the trick or not.<

Sean Wheller:
<< Actually, I can attest to the system working extremely well. Since
adding this line to my messages I have received between 2 and 5 messages
a day (serious). All from people who are very concerned with the welfare
of the Monkey or just wanting to know what is up with that darn
Monkey.>>


Maybe it works. But how many people were irritated to have been played
that way? And how many others were irritated to never get a response
(count me as one) when they _did_ ask. And how many people get tired of
seeing the same nonsensical phrase over and over and over and over...

I suspect that tricking an audience into reading a manual would
backfire. Being less-than-honest is just bad form, IMO.

Joyce
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