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> 2. Nobody thinks he/she is a non-technical, technical writer.
>
> I got a lot of nasty messages from people furiously defending their right to
> NOT be technical. These were curious messages since they were defending
> their right to NOT know something. That seems to be an oxymoron for a
> profession where information is so important.
Actually, Andrew, I think you got a lot of messages from people
disputing your definition of "technical." I wish you had reposted your
message using the definition you gave me privately -- you would have
received more useful responses and less anger. It seems you were more
interested in yanking a few chains than receiving useful responses. ;-)
