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View Poll Results: In a more formal repository, how would you prefer the question/problem summary?
a Question, ie, How do I install ... ? 1 20.00%
a Statement, ie, Installing application X on Linux. 4 80.00%
Other 0 0%
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Old 02-22-2007, 04:07 PM   #1
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I'm working on a project that has an opportunity to make use of new technical writing guidelines. Let's say there are two sides to the technical information: 1) a fourm that is a Q&A presentation and 2) a more formal documentation repository or knowledgebase. The question I have:

In the more formal repository, would you prefer to have the "question" or problem summary stated as:
1) a Question, ie, How do I install ... ?
2) a Statement, ie, Installing application X on Linux.
3) Other.

Any feedback is welcome.

Last edited by jhibbets; 02-22-2007 at 04:09 PM.
 
Old 02-22-2007, 05:01 PM   #2
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In my opinion a statement looks more official then stating it as a question; so I would go with a statement. The benefit to phrasing it as a question is that it may catch more search queries from people who type "How do I install ..." into the search box (although Google and friends are fairly good at stripping out the worthless "how do I" part these days).
 
Old 02-23-2007, 08:39 AM   #3
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Much prefer to see a statement in official documentation. Questions are really more appropriate for forums. It also tends to be that manuals/documentation are telling us what we need to do so saying "This Is How To Perform a Task" seems more correct than "How Do I Perform a Task?".
 
  


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