RE: Technical writing as a trade; was, RE: Give Me a Clear Thinker (was STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?)

["Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com>]

Poking the bear is one of my favorite pastimes. :-)

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From: Cardimon, Craig [mailto:ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com] 
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:13 AM
To: Porrello, Leonard; 'Craig Cardimon'; 'Chris Despopoulos'
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Subject: RE: Technical writing as a trade; was, RE: Give Me a Clear Thinker (was STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?)

Agreed. And I'm just poking the bear with a stick. Grin.

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Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 1:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Technical writing as a trade; was, RE: Give Me a Clear Thinker (was STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?)

As far as I could see, the article doesn't argue the point one way or another. The title gratuitously asserts that tech writing is a "trade," and granted that I would suppose that the author was just being sloppy.

From: Craig Cardimon [mailto:craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:53 AM
To: Chris Despopoulos
Cc: Porrello, Leonard; Steven Jong; TECHWR-L Digest
Subject: Re: Technical writing as a trade; was, RE: Give Me a Clear Thinker (was STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?)

Tech writing as a trade:

http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/tools-of-technical-writing-trade.php

Just being the Devil's Advocate.
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