Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?

[Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>]

Mike Starr wrote:
> I'm firmly in the technical writer camp myself. 
 > However, as Dylan once said, "you don't need a
 > weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

Interpretation: The answer is blowin' in the wind.

 > It appears that we're going to have technical
 > communicator whether we want it or not.

Interpretation: Nothing good on TV today. Somebody
                 tell me who I am.


 > STC seems to be firmly in the technical communicator
 > camp and it appears that resistance is futile.

Interpretation: Star Trek!

 > My objective at this point is to try to contribute
 > to a definition that minimizes the damage. The proposed
 > definition STC has been promoting says nothing about
 > either writer or writing and that galls me. You'll
 > never catch me

Prescription: A little light reading and rest over the holiday weekend.
Recommended: http://gdl.msu.edu/~vanhoose/humor/0096.html
Avoid: Reinventing authenticity for the sake of fashion.

> Best regards,

Get well soon!
> 
> Mike

Ned Bedinger
doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com

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