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

Subject: Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?
From: Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
To: Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:13:53 -0700

Bill Swallow wrote:
>> I confess to being not buffalo'd by the term "knowledge product." And
>> considering that technical writers are often responsible for
>> "synthesizing" information (according to numerous job descriptions I've
>> seen) I think it's a little bit disengenuous to claim it doesn't make
>> any sense.
>
> Ah, but see, we're not the intended users for the definition. Are you
> suggesting we not consider them? ;-)

Not if they among the initiated (they wouldn't be confused either), or
marketing 'sizzle' writers (who would be concerned with how it plays
through the mouth when spoken, or whether it looks dashing on the side
of a city bus).

Otherwise, feh, it doesn't communicate.

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Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?: From: Edwin Skau
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Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technicalwriter?: From: Edwin Skau
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