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Subject:RE: observation of tech writer status From:Sean Hower <hokumhome -at- freehomepage -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:08:46 -0800 (PST)
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Andrew Plato wrote:
I just wanted to inject that 5 years ago, this conversation would not have been possible on TECHWR-L. We would have been yelled at by a chorus of morons who would scream "I am a writer, not an engineer!" at even the mere suggestion that they become competent with the technologies they're documenting.
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Really? I wonder if you're exagerating or if you're perception of the situation is accurate (not taking a pot shot at you, just wondering if other could corroborate that). If it is true, it's missing the point of technical writing. I guess I haven't ran into too many people who were of this belief, so I find it hard to believe.
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I agree totally that there are "tool monkey" types and "technical writer"
types.
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mmm, that's a good distinction I suppose, I would need more data/larger sample population before making that generalization. Wouldn't the best of both worlds be the "technical monkey?"
As an aside, does this explain your stance on portfolios in the Know thy
portfolio thread?
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Hence, I believe this is the genesis for most of the tech comm profession's
aura of disrespect.
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Yeah, I can see that. I mean your reasoning makes sense, I'm just wondering how many "tool monkeys" are out there?
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