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Re: [cobalt-users] "Read me first" - second draft.



Rob Evans wrote:
> 
> Question: do you spell FAQ out when you use it or do you say it as a word
> (pronounced "fack") - in which case it would be "a FAQ", rather than "an
> FAQ"?

I spell it out.

> Excuse my correction of the grammar, but I believe that might read better

Fire away.  It should be as clear and as concise as possible.

> "1.  There are ways of annoying those helpful people, and there are ways of
> getting the most from them.  The latter is what this guide is primarily
> about."
> 
> Or, you might use the following in place of the second sentence:
> "Avoiding the former and achieving the latter is what this guide is
> primarily about."

I'm inclined to stick with the original.  After all, the guide can equally 
be read as a HOW-TO on annoying people.  

I'll incorporate your other suggestions.

<rant>
If MS call HTML "Rich Text", what do they call Rich Text Format?
And what is it with this word "rich" anyway?  Every time I read
in the computer press the words of some marketing droid promising
a "rich experience" I want to reach for the barf bag.  Jays!  I've
seen the word applied to programming tools!  Argh!
</rant>

-- 
Dom.