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

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I have seen this title used for everything from senior
level technical writer to file clerk.

Gene Kim-Eng


> 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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