RE: memberships

["Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com>]

Though I generally agree with Andrew with regard to the STC, I have to
throw in a condition here...

The STC focuses on writing because it's a narrow enough subject. There
are hundreds if not thousands of different groups catering to the
sciences and technologies of the world.

An ambitious tech writer would be involved in both types of "societies".

Bill Swallow
wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com


::: -----Original Message-----
::: I have many reasons for disliking STC. But the main one is 
::: that STC encourages
::: (either overtly or by omission) writers to focus on 
::: communication and writing
::: issues at the expense of technical & scientific training. 
::: This is a bad thing
::: since technical writers are supposed to be technical people 
::: at some level. 
::: 
::: Andrew Plato



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