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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You have to assume some level of end user knowledge, otherwise every piece of documentation would start with “What a computer does” and “How to turn your computer on.”

  I’ve found the best practice is to list your assumptions at the top of the article with links to more detailed instructions.

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I do agree, manies have I found documentation saying “make a fresh install of Raspbian” as if I’m using the computer for this single issue

    (Disclaimer: I am not running matrix on a Raspberry Pi)

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    • vividspecter@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Another case is listing a huge number of steps to do some task, without acting describing what the end goal for each set of instructions is (common in “how to” guides, and especially ones that involve a GUI).

      This means that less technical users don’t really understand what is going on and are just following steps in a rote way, and it wastes the time of technical users since they probably know how to achieve each goal already.

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• GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why’s that a mistake? Not everything is built for a novice

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