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Re: Am I qualified to be a Technical Writer based on my knowledge ---?
Subject:Re: Am I qualified to be a Technical Writer based on my knowledge ---? From:John Posada <john -at- tdandw -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 03 Mar 2003 16:21:40 -0800
I NEVER SAID THAT!
I might have been responding to that message, but I would NEVER say :...A
little knowledge is a dangerous thing! The closer you are to the coal
face...."
PLEASE, attribute correctly, unless you were referring to a different John.
--
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
john -at- tdandw -dot- com
"Richard G. Combs" <richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com> wrote in message news:200303032033 -dot- PAA01993 -at- inflexible -dot- cnchost -dot- com -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
> Paul DuBois took issue with this Platonism:
>
> > "You want people to believe that ignorance is an asset to technical
> > writers. And you're wrong."
> >
> > Sure. Had anyone actually argued that ignorance is an *asset*,
> > they'd be wrong. I'm not sure that anyone actually stated that, though.
>
> Well, Andrew was responding to a message from John, who said in part:
>
> > A little knowledge is a dangerous thing! The closer you are to the coal
> > face, the less you can see. Having software development or any
expertise
> > can (NOTICE not will!) put you in the position of making assumptions
based
> > on your knowledge that could leave your reader stranded. You have to
have
> > the ability to forget what you know and write objectively on what you
see
> in
> > front of you.
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