Re: What's a "documentation specialist," as opposed to a writer?

Subject: Re: What's a "documentation specialist," as opposed to a writer?
From: "CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:07:59 -0700

Wow. When I've been a "Document Specialist" in the past I never felt or did
anything different than I do now as a "Technical Writer".

Perhaps it's just there to cater to people who see (or want) the titles
differently?

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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Downing, David <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>wrote:

> I was filling out my STC renewal form last night, and in the spot where
> you could list all your specializations, there was a choice for
> "Documentation specialist," along with the one for writer. But what
> exactly is a documentation specialist, if not a writer? Would that be
> someone who's a guru in the area of document design, as opposed to
> document content?
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