McGyver13 posted at 11:04AM Thu, 10 March 2016 - #4260246

auntietk posted at 11:03AM Thu, 10 March 2016 - #4260227

lol! I don't mind editing at all, especially when it's something that's fun to read! What's boring, in a redundant sort of way, is editing a manual for a piece of audio gear and having the person who wrote the manual resent you so much for criticizing his work that he doesn't make 75% of the recommended changes and publishes a piece of technically correct but basically unreadable drek. sigh it's good to be retired.

At one of the companies I worked for, in addition to doing most of the sculpting and machining and being the model making department, I got to write most of the instruction manuals for our own products (and even a few for clients)... I used to try and be as clear and precise as possible, but loved including stuff like "Step 1- Make sure you are fully clothed and seated in an upright position Step 2- Using your eyeballs, locate the red lever and without severing your index finger, rotate it counter clockwise until you hear a distinct click. If the lever snaps off, you have rotated it too far. A green light and lack of fire should indicate you have properly engaged the motor...." Not alway that sever, but fun stuff.

Ah ha!!! It's your fault my refrigerator leans to the side when the microwave comes on.

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