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I understand that the scenario is written to make a point and in
reality, would probably not happen as described to the degree that is
described, but sure, the person qualifies as a technical writer. Why
not?
A technical writer is not defined by volume and question-asking is
part of the job description. What someone else does with those
questions is outside of consideration.
--- Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> The peson is sure one heck of a technical communicator!
>
> Richard Lewis
>
> neilson -at- windstream -dot- net wrote:
> Richard is correct, at least as far as some of us
> have seen. Imagine you were told to document the software.
> Instead, you asked the developers some pointed questions,
> and they redesigned the user interface, and perhaps
> a fundamental algorithm. The result was that the
> 125-page user manual you were expected to produce
> became a small web page and a three-sheet handout,
> just so marketing would have *something* to give away.
>
> Is the person who does this really a tech writer? Is
> it correct to judge such a person by "writing"
> criteria?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
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