21 comments on Charlie Hall's New Book, Udall and Bartlett on the NPC Report, and a New FAQ
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Nice job with the Reader Guidelines.
Anything that increases the quality of discussion is a big plus.
Any thought about "Writer Guidelines"? Following a few basic rules would boost the readability of many posts. For example:
These points are standard practice for technical writers and journalists. I've noticed that engineers and other technical professionals vastly improve their writing when they follow these guidelines.
Bart
Energy Bulletin
bart,
Those aren't bad, but what about some of us guys who have a tendency to write more in the mode of the humanities types, sociologists or philosophers
(ever try to read Pitirim Sorokin, Arnold Toynbee, or Marshall McCluhan?), that is to say long, circular, but thoughtful (often to a fault?) :-)
Anyway, I live by the rule of James Joyce...
"I demand nothing of my readers but they devote their life to the study of my work." :-)
Roger Conner Jr.
Remember, we are only one cubic mile from freedom
Well, you're right, Roger. You can't legislate poets.
However, if you are writing to communicate, there is a standard set of guidelines. One won't get very far in journalism, PR or technical writing without them.
Even in the fields of humanities and the social sciences, they should be the norm unless one has an overwhelming reason to write otherwise. The Joyces are rare in literature; the Hemingways are the majority.
Some of the best models are the scientists and philosophers of the past, who prided themselves on a clear, elegant style.
If we want to get the message out, we should follow their lead.
Bart
Energy Bulletin