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I don't think any dismissal is going on. It's
role-related: QA is there is to find and fix errors,
but TWs as user advocates can have an effect on the
design of the software as a whole. There is a
difference, and it is role-related.
> I find it interesting that the same people who
> object to a WTFM view of
> tech comm are quick to dismiss QA professionals as
> people who just FTBE
> (Fix The Blatant Errors).
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