Re: So just do it already

[Sean Wheller <sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za>]

On Thursday 19 October 2006 20:56, Joyce Fetterman wrote:
> 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.

I think you miss the purpose of the excercise. So far nobody has shouted me 
down, in fact most have given postive feedback and input  the idea. These 
inputs have assisted me greatly in enhancing the response I give to any 
request I receive for info about the Monkey. Since I must have missed your 
request I send info to you under seperate cover.

-- 
Ask me about the Monkey.

Sean Wheller
Technical Author
sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za
+27-84-854-9408
http://www.inwords.co.za
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