Thanks for the advice >> Another question

["Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- OKWAY -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>]

     Thanks to everyone who responded about the "readers who
     don't read" (or writers who don't say what they mean).
     I really appreciate the suggestions, and I am getting
     ready to reevaluate our style to see if there is any
     way to incorporate some of the suggestions without
     completely redoing our whole setup.

     Our whole publication setup is in flux, as it has been
     since I started. What we really need is a style guide
     on paper, rather than in my head and Pagemaker style
     sheets. Unfortunately, that will have to wait until
     after the next crisis ends.

     This time, however, I am planning ahead for the crisis.
     We will be implementing a CWIS (Campus Wide Information
     Server) in the very near future, and I will be doing
     most of the information side of it. Does anyone have
     any horror stories which could serve me as an object
     lesson, or can anyone claim complete happiness with
     their approach? I realize that there are other forums
     for this sort of discussion, but I am looking for the
     technical writer perspective, not the techie view of
     the world.

     We have a UNIX platform, but haven't decided on
     software yet, so I have a fair amount of control about
     what I do. All we know is that we will be trying to
     adhere to Z39.50 standards.

     Additionally, while I know that I should
     rewrite/restructure/redo all of the information and not
     just dump ASCII text out there, the political situation
     here will probably not allow me that luxury. Does
     anyone have any suggestions on quick, fairly automated,
     ways of getting acceptable and usable information out
     there quickly?

     Eric
     ejray -at- okway -dot- okstate -dot- edu