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Subject:Re: Reply: In defence of the ... From:Ron Miller <RSMH -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 10 Mar 1995 15:14:45 -0500
Geoff Hart wrote of the STC Journal:
...on the whole, I like it and read it cover to cover.
You must enjoy being bored then. I can't stand it. It's written by academics
studying the minutae of tech writing. The cover diagrams are arcane and the
layout make the New York Times look appealing. The content is generally
useless, and I almost never find anything of interest in it. If they
published more stories about programs tech writers use, profiles of different
tech writers, tips for improving the profession and such; I would be able to
dismiss the dismal layout, but as it stands, it's fodder for the recycling
bin.
