discuss: LDP Style discussion (cont.)
Subject:
Re: LDP Style discussion (cont.)
From:
Randy Kramer ####@####.####
Date:
9 Apr 2002 19:09:14 -0000
Message-Id: <3CB33A87.3164@fast.net>
M. Leo Cooper wrote:
> I looked at its TOC, and frankly I'm not all that sure that this type of style
> guide is something for LPD authors to emulate. It appears to be a recipe for
> corporate-speak, for writing the type of manuals that gather dust on the shelf
> and that no sane person would read.
Haven't looked at the TOC, but I do have a comment about the next point:
> " * Avoid Humor 2 "
> I guess that leaves my documents out...
I've learned (am learning?) that humor is often more fun for the writer
than the reader, especially if readers include non-native speakers of
the language.
Randy Kramer
