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How does the STC ... how does anyone get a handle on that? I mean,
okay, stop trying to cover all bases, but then which ones to pick?
Where should the focus go?
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:05:14 -0400, TechComm Dood
<techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> OK, so I checked this out. I'm baffled, to say the least.
>
> I don't understand what these changes are really going to be and how
> they will benefit anyone but the STC's own funding. I honestly believe
> that the STC just doesn't get it; they don't understand the real-world
> issues surrounding a professional career in the field of technical
> communication. The rhetoric on the "restructuring" info dump is quite
> colorful, but it's very superficial. Frankly, I don't see what the STC
> has to offer anymore, especially when you have many mailing lists such
> as this one that provide just as strong a network for information and
> support.<snip>
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