Re: The lone writer

[Judy Fraser <jfraser -at- GLINX -dot- COM>]

Hmmm. Well I'm curious now. I was considering joining STC's Lone Writer SIG. Now, after today's comments and having a look at the site (I think you're right) I don't see the point. I suddenly find myself asking these questions:

1. What I would want from such a group? 
2. What does one expect to get from such a group that you can't get from this list? 

and, so...
3. What are the issues you Lone Writers out there have that would warrant such a group?

Maybe Marilynne's right. If there's enough interest, it could be revived or something similar started outside the STC realm. I still wonder tho'... would it be worth it?

Judy Fraser, B.Sc.
Technical Communications Specialist
PO Box 58, Centreville
Nova Scotia  B0P 1J0
902-678-2340

Email: jfraser -at- glinx -dot- com
Web Site: http://www.glinx.com/users/jfraser


-----Original Message-----
From:   Marilynne Smith [SMTP:marilyns -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, June 10, 1998 2:35 PM
To:     TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject:        Re: The lone writer

There are enough interested people who have written these past few days
that you should be able to revive it yourselves.  Make it work for you.

Marilynne
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At 9:11 AM +0200 6/10/98, Patricia Bergsma wrote:
>This year I joined the lone writer SIG of STC ($5 per year), but I NEVER got
>anything from their side, not even a confirmation of my membership. (I
>mailed them several times about the issue). Mails are simply not responded
>to. Waste of my money, that's for sure.
>
>The homepage of the lone writer SIG hasn't changed for several months,
>although they sometimes update the date, I believe.
>
>I know I won't be joining that SIG next year!!
>
>Patricia Bergsma
>Documentation Engineer (lone writer)
>Locamation B.V.
>Enschede, The Netherlands
>bergsma -at- locamation -dot- nl
>
>
>>For those of you who asked, the Lone Writer sig has a home page at
>>http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkeevil/lonewriter.html
>>or you can find it through the STC SIG page at
>>http://www.stc.org/SIGs.html
>>I am not a member of the SIG since I now work amongst other like-minded
>>souls here at QUALCOMM.  Good luck.  I hear it's a good SIG (special
>>interest group).
>>Marilynne
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>>Marilynne Smith                 marilyns -at- qualcomm -dot- com
>>Sr. Technical Writer            (619) 651-6664
>>QUALCOMM                AE-203B
>  >              "We'll have the whole world talking"
>
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Marilynne Smith                 marilyns -at- qualcomm -dot- com
Sr. Technical Writer            (619) 651-6664
QUALCOMM                AE-203B
                "We'll have the whole world talking"

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