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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 389487" data-attributes="member: 13090">What the world really needs is more people skilled in the art of technical writing for the non-technical. Most manuals I see are written/illustrated (if you're lucky) so poorly you have to wonder if there isn't a hidden agenda driven by book publishers &quot;cashing in&quot; on users incensed over trying to make Heads vs. Tails of what came in the box. Oh, sure, I&quot;ve read most of my manuals but usually the following dialog is running through my brain as I do so: &quot;What the HELL did I just read?! ... I'm not sure that's legal in the United States... Where am I supposed to find a Sacrificial Virgin at this hour... What the HELL did I just read?!... WHAT 'Tab Q', I don't see a Tab Q!! ... If it's a &quot;tool-less install, why do I need a chainsaw?!&quot; I remember trying to put together a coffee table (from Ikea!) for a friend and the instructions, I think, were actually pages ripped from the Kama Sutra and stuffed inside as a joke.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 389487, member: 13090"] What the world really needs is more people skilled in the art of technical writing for the non-technical. Most manuals I see are written/illustrated (if you're lucky) so poorly you have to wonder if there isn't a hidden agenda driven by book publishers "cashing in" on users incensed over trying to make Heads vs. Tails of what came in the box. Oh, sure, I"ve read most of my manuals but usually the following dialog is running through my brain as I do so: "What the HELL did I just read?! ... I'm not sure that's legal in the United States... Where am I supposed to find a Sacrificial Virgin at this hour... What the HELL did I just read?!... WHAT 'Tab Q', I don't see a Tab Q!! ... If it's a "tool-less install, why do I need a chainsaw?!" I remember trying to put together a coffee table (from Ikea!) for a friend and the instructions, I think, were [I]actually[/I] pages ripped from the Kama Sutra and stuffed inside as a joke. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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