RTFM = Read the Funny Manual?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 4, 2002 @10:33AM from the to-slap-knee-see-page-92iii dept.

coronaride writes: "This article over on Wired discusses the issue near and dear to every sysadmin and support tech's heart. I, myself, never read any manuals that accompany the products I buy (but when does cheese-whiz really need instructions anyways?) unless something majorly goes wrong! The article talks about how some countries, including Japan, try to spice up their product manuals in order to entice the users to read them. Is this just too much work for our lazy American manufacturers to do?"

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Re:Keep It Simple Stupid by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-04 12:26 · Score: -1, Flamebait

The problem with man is that it is totally comprehensive, which means it covers every option no matter how irrelevant. Too much information is just as bad as too little because you won't be able to find the relevant nugget in the sea of obtuse and incomprehensible chatter.

Shut the fuck up you stupid pussy.