Thank You

[MSTSACX -at- GSUVM1 -dot- BITNET]

 As an officer the Society for Technical Communication (STC), I'd like to
 acknowledge the contributions of Eric Ray, who conceived of--and runs--
 this list.  What many of you might not know is that Eric does all of
 this work on his own.  He receives no special support from his school or
 his employer or from STC--he just does this because it's the right thing
 to do.  That's an example that many of us could learn from.

 And with that in mind, I'd like to clear up a bit of confusion about
 this list and the STC.  One of the STC chapter newsletters boldly
 declared that STC now has its own list.  Well, I hope this note gives
 credit where it's truly due.  This is Eric's list, not STC's.

 I think I speak for all of us in STC, however, when I say how much this
 list has helped our organization; chapters promote events through it and
 managers receive help with their projects.  We apologize if we sometimes use
 STC terminology and acronyms without first defining them and if we don't
 always say thank you to the list when we use it to promote the
 Society.

 Similarly, in their enthusiasm to share the excitement of this list with their
 readers, some STC newsletter editors are reprinting contributions to this list.
 Although the contributors are given a byline, some of the articles seem a bit
 strange out of the context of the list.  Some are published, too, without the
 prior permission of the contributor.  With the ease with which we can now
 download and print online information, we sometimes forget about copyrights
 and permissions.  If any STC Newsletter Editor is reading this list,
 please check with a contributor before printing the information they posted.

 TECHWR-L is a valuable tool for exchanging knowledge, tips, and
 techniques about technical communication.  Eric, thanks for providing
 this service.

 Saul Carliner, Second Vice-President
 Society for Technical Communication
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