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- From: gnome@mag-net.co.uk (John Marchant)
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- Subject: Re: Supra 1.300-13 flasher
- Date: 7 Jan 1996 16:01:11 GMT
- Organization: Gnome's Steamware
- Sender: gnome@mag-net.co.uk (John Marchant)
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- In a message on 29-Dec-95 22:33:07, Yambo wrote:
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- >: I did RTFM! I did RTFM!
- >: I just did not find it to be clearly written.
- >:
- > I agree with you and don't you just hate when people say to RTFM? I
- > wonder if people stop and think about what they are truely saying. When
- > I'm told to RTFM I immediately lose all respect for that person.
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- Too right! Most people post a question when they've read TFM over and
- over, and their eyes begin to swim and their brain reel. What they then
- want is an explanation of TFM.
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- It's an unfortunate fact that most guides and docs are written by an
- expert, usually the programmer, who doesn't see the difficulties. I
- believe all docs should be 'tested' by a beginner before publication.
- I have a 'beta tester' who reads my docs and suggests improvements.
- My pet hate is the writer who assumes you know what the heck he's on
- about, and says "Surely everyone knows that" when most people do NOT
- know it. By 'people' I mean 'reasonably experienced computer users',
- and there lies the difficulty in knowing what can safely be omitted.
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- John
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- John Marchant ('Gnome'). Bedford UK. gnome@mag-net.co.uk
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- By the time I think I've got the answer I've forgotten the question
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