Re: "do not do x" vs "never do x"

[Evelyn Lee Barney <evbarney -at- comcast -dot- net>]

My tendency is to say NOTICE or CAUTION (not necessarily caps - 
depending on protocol - but I do try to set it off some way - usually 
some icon or bullet that is used only for that purpose in the doc) If 
you X - Y will (or may) occur

Ev


Lauren wrote:
>> From: Victoria Wroblewski
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Behalf Of Milan Davidovic
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>>> Is there something about "never" that is unsuitable for your
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>> documentation?
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>> Not speaking for Gene, but as a "never say never" person, my own
>> reasoning has been that when you say "never" you're implying that the
>> statement will be true until the end of time, rather than just true at
>> the time you write the statement.
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