[Elecraft] Tech Writing

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> At first glance I thought "The problem is that there are so many who
 > never bother to ready the manuals these days" was a typo.

Actually, it was a typo.  While there may be those who don't care to
prepare a quality manual, there are far more instances of users who
simply don't care to even attempt to read/understand the manual.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 6/29/2011 6:14 PM, Mike wrote:
> At first glance I thought "The problem is that there are so many who never bother to
> ready the manuals these days" was a typo. Then I realized it is true. A well prepared
> manual is a joy!
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>    On 6/29/2011 5:43 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>> The problem is that there are so many who never bother to ready the
>> manuals these days ... and even more than can't read anything above
>> the level of a "graphic novel" (a.k.a. comic book).  It is nearly
>> impossible to tell a technical story under those conditions.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>       ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>> On 6/29/2011 5:08 PM, Mel Farrer wrote:
>>> I agree with one other element, the story must be at the level of the intended
>>> reader.
>>>
>>> Mel, K6KBE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Jim Brown<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
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>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Tech Writing
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>>> On 6/29/2011 8:23 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>>>> The best writing always comes from personal experience
>>> Yes, and MOST IMPORTANT -- any good writing must TELL A STORY in
>>> language that the reader understands.  If it doesn't do that, it won't
>>> be effective.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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