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Re: OFT: But close to Re: Another warning label for the record books...
Subject:Re: OFT: But close to Re: Another warning label for the record books... From:Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- oracle -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:46:44 +1100
On 31/03/10 04:14 AM, Pro TechWriter wrote:
> Speaking of warning labels, or lack thereof in this case....Some people you
> can't warn and some people will do something obviously dangerous unless you
> tell them not to....
>
True, but that's usually immaterial - I've always
suspected that most warning labels and signs are not
expected to be effective,and are not even provided to
protect people, but instead are provided as CYA precautions
on the part of businesses or governments. ("See, we
plainly told them that what they did was dangerous -
not our fault!")
-- Janice
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