> “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
> “That’s the display department.”
> “With a flashlight.”
> “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
> “So had the stairs.”
> “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
> “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
"The plans were on display" isn't an 100% ironclad argument, because there are two contracts taking place: The literal contract being presented to the user, and the social compact that the user expects if they are reasonable.
So, if you show a dire warning to a user, in a place where they are unlikely to expect a dire warning, it's your own damn fault if they ignore it. After all, they aren't expecting it. It's up to you to educate them and prepare them for receiving such a warning.
I'm sure the legal world has some name for this. Probably similar to "how small can you make fine print before it becomes legally unenforceable". "But your honor, the user ONLY needs buy a 10,000x magnifier, and the legalese is plain as day!" Yeah, not gonna cut it, buster.
> “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
> “That’s the display department.”
> “With a flashlight.”
> “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
> “So had the stairs.”
> “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
> “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
"The plans were on display" isn't an 100% ironclad argument, because there are two contracts taking place: The literal contract being presented to the user, and the social compact that the user expects if they are reasonable.
So, if you show a dire warning to a user, in a place where they are unlikely to expect a dire warning, it's your own damn fault if they ignore it. After all, they aren't expecting it. It's up to you to educate them and prepare them for receiving such a warning.
I'm sure the legal world has some name for this. Probably similar to "how small can you make fine print before it becomes legally unenforceable". "But your honor, the user ONLY needs buy a 10,000x magnifier, and the legalese is plain as day!" Yeah, not gonna cut it, buster.