RE: New poll question? (Was Re: Pinsky poem in the Atlantic "Jar of Pens")

["Dave Murray" <davemurray -at- attbi -dot- com>]

>As a technical writer, do people (coworkers, customers,
>internal users, anyone) look to you as an expert on the
>product you document? To what extent, and in what circumstances?

Not really.

>In your current job as a technical writer, what are you
>considered (by others) to be a Subject Matter Expert of?

Mostly Frame or Acrobat and sometimes Word.  Most questions involved PDF
display/printing problems or Word features.


Dave Murray

Technical Documentation & Online Help Systems

mailto:davemurray -at- attbi -dot- com
http://home.attbi.com/~davemurray/tw.htm



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