RE: A tech editor seeks advice on which style guide to adopt

[Kat Kuvinka <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

I used to use MSTP, but thanks to some folks on this list I adopted the IBM Style Guide, free and easily available! 


 

> 
> Hi All,
>  
> Recently, in one of our doc team meetings, my manager asked me to come to a formal decision on which style guide we should adopt as the bible for our team. And as it goes with managers, I have to justify my decision.
>  
> So far, the writers have been using MSTP (Microsoft Style for Technical Publications) for two reasons:
>  
> 1. It is easily available.
> 2. and free.
>  
> I rather like Sun's Read Me First. The rationale appeals to me. The recommendations in their sound like recommendations and are less dictatorial than the MSTP.
>  
> I would like to know which style guide would be best for web-based applications? 
>  
> Is MSTP really only for Windows-based apps or can it be adopted for web-based apps too?
>  
> Which style guide (Sun's or MSTP) is likely to be adopted easily by the writers? That is not to say that I will take the path of least resistance if one or the other wins in merit versus ease of adoption.
>  
> Kindly advise.
> 
> Best always,
>  
> Praneeta Paradkar
> 
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