Re: what to look for in a Tech Editor

Subject: Re: what to look for in a Tech Editor
From: Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 13:31:03 -0700 (PDT)


> Aside from that, it's incorrect. Some people even
> argue
> that in some circumstances (mostly end-user
> products)
> it's better if editors *don't* have extensive
> knowledge of the subject matter as they then are
> more
> likely to approach the material as a user would.

That's not what a tech editor should be doing. A tech
editor keeps style and process in check within a
writing organization. A tech editor may be a user
advocate, but the role primarily calls for enforcement
of standards.

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Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)

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