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Re: Proposal for a Stack Exchange site for Documentation
Subject:Re: Proposal for a Stack Exchange site for Documentation From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:54:55 -0700
My guess is the number of posts by people asking questions about
documentation would overwhelm tech-writer shop talk.
I think a "documentarian" is a filmmaker, photographer, or historian.
On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 11:28 AM, <mbaker -at- analecta -dot- com> wrote:
> There has been a proposal made to create a Stack Exchange site for
> Documentation. Considering the impact that Stack Overflow has had on the way
> technical information is created and shared, I think every technical writer
> should be aware of how it works, and having out own site seems like the
> perfect way to learn how it works. Not to mention that it could help raise
> the profile of the profession among stack exchange users, which would be no
> bad thing.
> <http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/101439/documentation?referrer=GTZ
> J5sVYXPGMTJXchGF6KA2>
>http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/101439/documentation?referrer=GTZJ
> 5sVYXPGMTJXchGF6KA2
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