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But, I don't understand your question. You don't want personal opinions;
what else would you get? I'd say the official STC position, and likely
the reaction of most, is that the experience is constructive.
However, I'd suppose it depends on the experience, education, and
training of the evaluators. For example, if you submit something you
created for offset press and it is evaluated by someone who has only
ever produced HTML documentation, you might feel the critique unfair or
inappropriate.
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From: T. Harris [mailto:tharris -at- metriguard -dot- com]
Anyone here have any experience with the Manuals Evaluation that goes
on at the STC Conference? Is it helpful or merely a public humiliation
opportunity? I've not been to an STC Conference before & am wondering
if the manual evals. in particular are worth the expense & time, etc.
(And what are the chances of even getting one of the very limited
slots for such?)
(Note: I have not asked for personal opinions of STC or their
Conferences in general.)
TIA for your tales & insights.
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