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

[Art Campbell]

I don't think that I'd write that, but it doesn't bother me at all.

Better, I think, would be a message that says "Results are being
updated..."  Ideally with a spinning cursor or hourglass or bar graph
line to show the progress.

Art Campbell
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On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Andersen, Verner Engell
VEA<verner.andersen at radiometer.dk> 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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