| Thanks for inking up my manual, Nitticus Pickitus |
Dec 8, 2008 2:08 pm
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For those of you who've been wondering how to invoke the Noisy Ire because it's so much fun to see me go off on people (a favourite pasttime of that lovable scent-spraying rogueQat), I have a surefire means to get my panties in a wad: make inconsequential no-value-added edits to my user manual just to... what? Prove you're more important? Satisfy your own smug urges to the detriment of someone else's (hardly at all inflated) ego? Waste your very important time because you don't feel like doing your actual job?
If I was making errors about the functionality of the software or how it applies to the program it is meant to support, I would (and do) gladly accept her corrections.
But what is this shit?
Noisysays: "provide the project title"
Nitticus Pickitussays: "enter the project title"
Noisysays: "if you want to clear a line and start over, click on the X button and then click the OK button"
Nitticus Pickitussays: "if you want to clear a line, click on the X button and then click the OK button"
-- this correction made FIVE times
Noisysays: "Next select the grant program..."
Nitticus Pickitussays: "Select the grant program..."
FUCK OFF!!!!!
Noisysays: "...you can re-send the e-mail notification..."
Nitticus Pickitussays: "...you can re-send an e-mail notification..."
Noisy[ever cheerful] says: "Good luck!"
Nitticus Pickitus[glacial bitch of professionalism] says: " "
Okay, I know, I am getting all writer's ego about this, but come on. Her "corrections" don't make the communication any clearer; they just suit her style better. I was hired to write the manual because I've written a zillion of them before, I understand usability principles, and I'm an effective goddamned communicator. I understand I am being somewhat petulant, but can I get a small "Amen" about the lack of respect coming from the other side here?
Or if you like you can just re-write this post and see where it gets you.
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