atw: Re: Place a dot...

In some parts of the world, "placing a dot" also means to seat someone.
Just thought I'd throw that into the mix :)

Cheers,

Bruce Ashley





> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Cathy.Morison@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2004 12:16 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Place a dot...
> 
> 
> That is why they need their son or son-in-law to download and 
> print the
> information for them!?!
> 
> I agree with you totally Rob, and have been in that similar 
> situation =
> myself
> (with both my father and father-in-law!)  Although I too am 
> struggling =
> with
> the terminology 'place the dot' you would almost need to do a 
> survey of =
> a
> wide cross-section of users to know if it is a 
> self-explanatory term (if
> clumsy) or confusing in itself.
> 
> Cathy Morison
> Technical Writer
> Database Development, PMD
> Geoscience Australia
> ABN: 80 091 799 039=20
> Website: www.ga.gov.au=20
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Partridge [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2004 12:12=20
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Place a dot...
> 
> 
> Hmmmm I read this and initially thought "what on earth!", but then I =
> thought
> some more about it. Their audience includes everyone from 
> people who are
> unfamiliar with computers to people who wouldn't need help 
> setting up a =
> modem
> connection. Having tried to help my father and father in law through =
> this
> process, I know that they have no concept of "select the 
> modem option" =
> or
> "click the modem radio button". It's just not terminology they are =
> familiar
> with. So in order to cater to as wide audience as possible, 
> they opted =
> to
> make their more advanced users smile a little and shake their 
> heads. Far
> better outcome than leaving half their users floundering.
> 
> Of course the odd thing about this is... you need to be 
> connected to the
> internet to see it. That's the bizarre thing.
> 
> Rob Partridge
> Holly Australia
> 02 8207 8251
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