RE: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

No, and fo


Bonnie Granat
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> Would you accept, a technical writer creates communication?
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No, and for the reason that Lauren so clearly stated either yesterday or
Wednesday -- communication is too general a term. Maybe she can repost her
message, because I no longer have it, and it was excellent.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com

> If so, let's let a technical communicator creates communication slide.
> It's really not circular.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sean
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> 
> Needs a comma before "including," but I think the principles 
> of good technical writing ought to be brought seriously to 
> bear on that definition Mike. For example: "A technical 
> communicator creates communication .. " -- would you accept 
> something like that in a customer-facing document?
> 
> I also think that commenting on the quality in a definition 
> is not good.
> Would a definition of a physician say: "Ensures people become 
> healthy..."? No, of course not. So saying "A technical 
> communicator creates communication that is clear, concise, 
> comprehensive, accurate, correct, accessible, accurate, and 
> ..." is like saying "Ensures people become healthy..." -- 
> which is unacceptable.
> 
> Question to myself: "Why are you helping with a definition 
> whose term you think is silly?"
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