OT: Use of "please" in technical documentation and messages on screen

[Writer]

I say this from my North American English-speaker perspective...

I prefer to take the Strunk and White approach to "omit needless words". 
Please is needless.

As a user, I find the use of "please" patronizing.

Personally, I would reword the message to say "Wait while the result 
list is updated".

Nadine

Andersen, Verner Engell VEA wrote:
> Hi
> Once I learned that you shouln't use the word "please" in technical
> documentation - that it was like asking the reader to do you favor.
>  
> Does this still hold true? Is it OK to have this message displayed on
> the screen of our user interface? 
>  
> "We are updating the result list, please wait"
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Verner
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