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Subject:Re: Really caring about communication From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:09:16 -0500
Andrew Plato wrote:
> "Bonnie Granat" wrote ...
>
>> Anything that technical writers and editors say about the field is
>> based upon this most fundamental concept: the content must be
>> technically accurate.
>>
>> To suggest that anyone is maintaining otherwise is ludicrous.
>
> Well, I don't think its ludacrous.
Ludicrous.
A lot of writers give content lip
> service. They'll nod and agree that content is important, but in
> reality they don't want to worry about it. The whole idea of
"subject
> matter experts" was invented by tech writers so they could offload
> responsibility for content to somebody else, freeing them to become
> copy editors and tool monkeys.
>
Good. Go argue with them. They are not on this list.
> So, I think its important to say it - over and over if necessary:
> Content is king.
>
Say it all you want. All I ask is that it not be used as a bludgeon to
beat people into submission when they are already on your side.
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