TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: I'm ok if I just don't think From:"Swallow, William" <WSwallow -at- courion -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:51:29 -0400
:: Does everybody else go unhesitatingly to a poll
:: selection, never doubting that what the pollster
:: meant is what you mean... and that your answer
:: is going to convey what you wish to the pollster?
Not I. Although I don't think I'm as indecisive as you are. Or am I? No, I'm
not. Although... ;)
I wouldn't sweat the polls. They're just for fun (at least that was what I
was told). The fate of your profession doesn't rest on you pushing the
absolute correct button. I mean clicking... pressing... evoking the
functionality of... ah, hell! ;)
FWIW, I enjoy the dialog that results from these polls, much more than
checking out the results of the poll. Looking at "hard numbers" is nice, but
these dialogues, well, they're the good stuff!
*****************
BILL SWALLOW
Technical Writer
C O U R I O N C O R P O R A T I O N
1881 Worcester Road
Framingham, Mass. 01701
T E L * 508-879-8400 x316
F A X * 508-879-8500
www.courion.com
*****************
*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available now at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com
TECH*COMM 2001 Conference, July 15-18 in Washington, DC
The Help Technology Conference, August 21-24 in Boston, MA
Details and online registration at http://www.SolutionsEvents.com
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.