tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381062955895390564.post3506074875769255140..comments2009-02-04T10:29:33.395-05:00Gwynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09025302694449095642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381062955895390564.post-2435160566909483462009-02-04T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:29:00.000-05:00OK, "I screwed up." is fairly plain, and pretty much invites participation. "Let's work together", "I am listening", and "What do you think?" are good. Hey, I think I'm getting the hang of this. Let me know if any of this rings any answer tones... (Barry)catahoulahttp://catahoula.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381062955895390564.post-21218098500501579832009-02-03T11:02:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:02:00.000-05:00Kudos on your "discovery" and your highlighting this news. I "second" Candi's call for the Web Council to include plain language as an essential quality in successful web structure.<BR/><BR/>A good "tip" for government writers (and those interested in government transparency) is to examine any documents for the deadly "disease of familiarity" -- are we as writers so familiar with our content that we haven't considered if our readers understand? This certainly holds true when we consider the acronyms we so often rely on.<BR/><BR/>THOM (thom@thomhaller.com)thom hallerhttp://www.thomhaller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381062955895390564.post-50743549405129901482009-02-03T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:27:00.000-05:00@Candi, thanks! And especially to shout out to <A HREF="http://www.annettacheek.net/alcpla/index.cfm" REL="nofollow">Annetta Cheek</A> and <A HREF="http://www.thomhaller.com/" REL="nofollow">Thom Haller</A>. They are both the standard bearers and fabulous teachers!Gwynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09025302694449095642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381062955895390564.post-58510729185916843042009-02-02T20:58:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:58:00.000-05:00Gwynne - I'm singing your song. I often say in my classes that if we can't communicate, we can't serve. It's as simple as that. Annetta Cheek and Thom Haller have been carrying this banner forever. I'd love to see the Web Managers Council make a vow to do a plain language scrub of the top 50 pages (top tasks and/or most used) of at least the Cabinet level websites in the next 4 months. We've got to start somewhere! You go, girl. It's the right thing!Candi Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877096046198534705noreply@blogger.com