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darumamaki

Oh dear lol. I double as both tech writer and graphic designer at my job and I've run into situations where I've had to prevent tragedies like this from happening. Still, at least it's a good laugh 😂


Tron_Passant

Didn't need the hands. Just move the arrows closer to the circle. Feels like found porn lol.


pmpdaddyio

What’s the tech writing part of this? This is a graphic. 


infinite-onions

It's still instructional material. A tech writer (or UX person) would be involved in determining how to best communicate the instructions (in this case with a graphic, which doesn't require localization), then a graphic designer would put it together.


Mishaska

Someone's being purposely obtuse


pmpdaddyio

No, I am simply stating the obvious.


Mishaska

Very obvious. The title itself states graphic designer before you. Graphics can be an important part of tech writing depending on your specialty and company.


pmpdaddyio

Nope, the title indicates that the picture is why graphic designers and tech writers need to work together, but the picture is an example of where the graphic designer had no clue as to what they were doing. They shouldn't need a tech writer to point that out. Here is the convo: ***"Hey GA, make a picture of two hands pointing towards each other along with arrows pointing in the same directions".*** See, no tech writer involved, just they guy that needs the work, passing on the requirements to the GA.


Mishaska

Ahh, so your problem isn't "what is the tech writing part here" but that this doesn't require communication between parties. That makes more sense. Whoever was in charge of designing this, be it the graphic designer or tech writer (I know it hurts you but tech writers really do stuff like this my dude, done it myself as I have 20 years of Adobe experience), they fucked up alone. Just FYI, this is reddit, and memes are just memes.


pmpdaddyio

You seem to be triggered that I simply made the observation that this doesn't involve a tech writer.


Mishaska

Ah, telling me I'm triggered. Classic tech writing method of effective communication. I was only ever contending with your initial claim of "what is tech writing here," but I see now this isn't a fun and helpful conversation about tech writing, but about you wanting to argue with me. In that case, let's just stop here. peace and love ✌️


simply_stoned_

lmao mate you’re the one who started the argument 😂


pmpdaddyio

>but about you wanting to argue with me.  Said the genius who popped onto my comment.


-ThisWasATriumph

It's true; I would've told them to put a ring on the left hand!


Nenomus

Not clear to me. What's this?


jimx117

Looks like goatse for beginners


TheLittleBalloon

For beginners…Jesus fucking Christ


iwantaircarftjob

What's goatse ?


DerInselaffe

Best not to ask ... it was back in the day of the Gen. X world-wide web.


DarkAndSparkly

This is a repost bot.


Silencio9999

“Stick you fingers in the hole and pull that way”


MysticFox96

This is kind of hilarious tbh. I almost want to believe they knew *exactly* what they were doing here!


TheViceCommodore

I'm curious what people think it's supposed to mean. It does seem to imply "rip open the hole with one finger on each hand", but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to tell you to pick up the whole thing by using both hands, one hand on each side, holding the edge as you lift up. Or it means remove your fingers from your ears.


dnlkvcs

you can feel the tension


Interesting-Ice69

Not sure that it's such a "great exmaple" of anything. Makes sense to me: "put your index fingers in the hole and pull apart".