Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th August 2017

Dilbert//10359, first published nine years ago on Friday 25th August 2017

500 Pages Would Be Rubbish

Tags

writing, criticism, technical writer, warning, caution, safety

Official transcript

Boss: You need to edit the product warning from seven hundred pages down to one. Tina: Oh, that's rich. I'ma professional technical writer, and you're telling me how to write? Boss: Can you cut it down to 500 pages? Tina: Sure, if you want it to be total rubbish.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO EDIT THE PRODUCT WARNING FROM SEVEN HUNDRED PAGES DOWN TO ONE.

OH, THAT'S RICH.

I'M A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WRITER, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME HOW TO WRITE?

CAN YOU CUT IT DOWN TO 500 PAGES?

SURE, IF YOU WANT IT TO BE TOTAL RUBBISH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Product Warning"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a technical writer and a product developer. The technical writer is tasked with editing a product warning from seven hundred pages down to one. The developer asks if it can be cut down to 500 pages, to which the technical writer responds that it will be "total rubbish" if so. The developer then requests a cut-down to 200 pages, but the technical writer refuses, stating that it's still too long.

Key Points:

• The technical writer is tasked with condensing a lengthy product warning into a single page.
• The developer suggests reducing the page count to 500, but the technical writer rejects this idea.
• The developer then proposes cutting the page count to 200, but the technical writer refuses, citing concerns about the content being too short.

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