Throttled Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Fitted R&G crash bungs, mirror extenders and a Kayoko throttle control to the bike today. It took longer to work out the instructions, than it did to fit each one. Whoever wrote the instructions for the bungs and throttle control needs shooting. It was not bizarre English translations that were the problem, it was the wording and phraseology, where references were made to parts without saying which part was referred to. Some YouTube videos made both clearer than the supplied instructions did, but many missed out parts of the fitting process. I have recently built some flat pack furniture, some from Germany, some from Ikea. Whoever does the Ikea instructions is a God like genius in the world of writing instructions. They are the only ones that were clear and easy to follow. Relatives ran a translation business and their work has included instructions originally written in German, being translated into English, for military equipment. Getting it right was a matter of life and death. But, if something is not fitted to a bike properly, it could cause an accident, which is a matter of life and death. Writing instructions is an art, that only Ikea has mastered. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Oh I love making idiots guides… People used to know where I had worked because of them.. Put Cd in drive. Click ok - put kettle on. Go back to computer, click yes enter password. Put water in cup. Go back to computer, acknowledge changes. Make your tea. Passing computer push ok - twice to start download. Enjoy your cup of tea and 2 x cigarettes in smoking area. Return to computer —- Etc etc… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 My experience of so many guides is that they miss out a step, where the writer assumes it is obvious to do something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Throttled said: My experience of so many guides is that they miss out a step, where the writer assumes it is obvious to do something. Like step 1 read and understand the instructions before you start 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 A lot of instructions don't use text just pictures, which aren't always obvious in their meaning, especially when it come to technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: A lot of instructions don't use text just pictures, which aren't always obvious in their meaning, especially when it come to technology. Our coffee machine came with pictorial instructions, completely useless It has one button and one light, light is red or green, you can push button once, think there were about 30 pictures, several of them with a finger pushing the button accompanied with arrows pointing towards or away and a segmented section of varying degrees of completion, I put them in the bin, googled, watched a short youtube vid. 3pics would have done, water, coffee, push button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper74 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Manual ? .... who is this Spanish chap ? ... I’ll take no advice from a foreigner .... ! Edited December 27, 2021 by Trooper74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHorton Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 What about instructioni? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 My son has just finished his first solo build, an Ikea chest of drawers. He has Aspergers and finds the Ikea pictorial instructions easy to follow. He is chuffed to bits! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) In my job role I see so many of my colleagues , with the very best of intentions , struggle to convey good written instructions to our service users . It doesn't matter how knowledgeable someone is , if they can't communicate that knowledge then it is , unfortunately , worthless . I think this is where my Asperger's Syndrome becomes a real asset because I'm acutely conscious of how easily the meaning of a set of instructions can be lost if just one word is badly chosen . Edited December 29, 2021 by fastbob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 These are the instructions I'm following at the moment . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHorton Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 6 hours ago, fastbob said: These are the instructions I'm following at the moment . An Me262? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I am hoping the YouTube video I've found telling me how to replace the hard drive in my laptop with a SSD work. Usually YouTube videos are a great way to learn new tricks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: I am hoping the YouTube video I've found telling me how to replace the hard drive in my laptop with a SSD work. Usually YouTube videos are a great way to learn new tricks. Replacing the drive is the easy bit, getting it to work afterwards is the fun bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynax Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I bought a new laptop a few weeks ago with an ssd hd, but as I am moving away from windows, it was a bit tricky to install Linux and had a few issues to overcome to get it to run properly, but i managed it in the end with a bit of patience and trying different settings in the bios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, MikeHorton said: An Me262? A 262 it is . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: I am hoping the YouTube video I've found telling me how to replace the hard drive in my laptop with a SSD work. Usually YouTube videos are a great way to learn new tricks. Only if the person hosting thevideo knows what they are doing and not doing a rehash of what they learnt from a you tube video / bloke down pub . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 17 hours ago, MikeHorton said: An Me262? Getting there . Doing it Old School with a brush . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 29/12/2021 at 00:54, fastbob said: These are the instructions I'm following at the moment . I had forgotten about Airfix. Those instructions are also a great example of clarity and easy to follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHorton Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I've got the bug now but gone wooden! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 22:11, MikeHorton said: I've got the bug now but gone wooden! Oh yeah ! What power ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 20:15, Throttled said: I had forgotten about Airfix. Those instructions are also a great example of clarity and easy to follow. Interestingly , this is a Czech remould of a Heller kit so the instructions are completely symbolic but still easy to understand . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHorton Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 7 hours ago, fastbob said: Oh yeah ! What power ? Just the standard rubber band. I may have a go at an rc one if this goes okay. More something to keep my mind active at home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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