RE: TW and QA

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com wrote on 10/18/2004 09:33:43 AM:
> Well, this is certainly a QA problem, but is it the domain
> of techwriters, or of design engineers and CAD people?

All of the above. Any techwriter that didn't have enough of a grasp of how 
the component worked to be able to identify "which way was up" 
(figuratively and literally), could and should be replaced with a low paid 
typist.

I may be inexperienced with designing the hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, 
and computer systems used on a train. But, every system I've worked on 
I've known enough to spot when voltages, pressures, inputs, outputs, or 
operation didn't seem right. It's that distinction that allows me to call 
myself a *TECHNICAL* writer and not a clerical typist.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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