RE: New poll question? (Was Re: Pinsky poem in the Atlantic "Jar of Pens")

[Rob Murphy <RMurphy -at- scc -dot- state -dot- va -dot- us>]

I'm considered the SME on RoboHelp, Word, Snagit, Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
and Illustrator to name a few.

Rob Murphy
Technical Communications Consultant
Venturi Technology Partners

<snip>

Looks like the question has run its course on the list (as have
the OT subthreads of pens v. pencils, dogs v. cats, kids v. pets, 
etc....hint, hint); however, I was over here pondering a few 
questions related to the topic of technical writers and SMEs:

As a technical writer, do people (coworkers, customers, 
internal users, anyone) look to you as an expert on the 
product you document? To what extent, and in what circumstances?

In your current job as a technical writer, what are you
considered (by others) to be a Subject Matter Expert of?

Deborah



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