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I have to say, this is not targeted at you. I know exactly what a 1990s gaming experience is like and xbox is the console that killed it completely.
by mulletbum 1y ago
I have to say, this is not targeted at you. I know exactly what a 1990s gaming experience is like and xbox is the console that killed it completely.
- lproven 1y agoMy point is general. That's what I was talking about. Don't assume -- especially when writing. Always explain because people outside your target audience will read what you write and they may go on to buy a million of your product, or give you a job, or something.
- ninetyninenine 1y agoSuggestion: Stop giving instructions to people and talking down to them, people generally don't like this.
- ramon156 1y agoNever assume the reader knows what you're talking about, that's bad writing.
- MithrilTuxedo 1y agoIt really depends on the context. Everyone's bandwidth would be saturated if no one assumed their reader knew what they were talking about, but assumption is a form of lossy compression that allows both miscommunication and misunderstanding.
- bondarchuk 1y agoCould one be forgiven for assuming on the internet that people know what "console gaming" or "the 1990s" are? I expected the worst reading this comment thread before clicking TFA but it's really very straightforward.
- lproven 1y agoWell of course I know. But I never owned a games console in the 1990s, I've never played a game on a 1990s console, so I have no clue what aspect of the experience is being captured or not.
- GuinansEyebrows 1y agoconversely: never assume the writing is for everybody :)