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Subject:Re: Is the STC worth it? From:Daniel Friedman <daniel -dot- friedman42 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Nov 2014 18:15:13 -0500
I would agree with others are saying here that the STC totally depends on
how active the chapter in your area is. I've only been going for a year or
so to the STC events in Toronto, but I do enjoy the chance to meet other
tech writers in person to share ideas and war/horror stories (tech writers
seem to have the best ones). All the events I've been to are free, but I'm
ok with paying the membership dues to cover some of the organization's
costs.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I don't know the reason, but no, that's not it. There were multiple
> signups, and some people were certified.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 5, 2014, at 17:10, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > Cool. I hope that's because they found zero customers.
> >
> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
> >> Robert Lauriaton said:
> >>
> >>> Their certification program is a self->serving scam that's bad for the
> >>> profession. There's no way I'd give >the organization a dime so long as
> >>> they perpetuate that.
> >>
> >> The certification program was discontinued about 18 months ago.
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