RE: OT Criticizing writers (was Technical Writing - What's the catch?)

["Kelly M. Kremin" <kellymkremin -at- msn -dot- com>]

To take it further away from its origins... my observation, based on several 
writer lists and discussion with technical writers and others who work with 
us, is that we seem easily and often very critical of other technical 
writers in a way that seems inherent or ingrained. Inevitable prickliness 
toward our own kind?

Seems like most technical writers are *the good writers* who have a handful 
of horror stories about bad technical writers. Either we took over for 'em 
or worked with 'em or reported to 'em. (And, I can be as guilty as any other 
writer of this behavior, I know.) I can only recall a few technical writers 
that I've known who haven't gone after another writer with a flame gun at 
least once or twice.

Is this true of other professions, does anyone know?

Don't hate on me, hate my musings,

Kelly
Minneapolis, MN



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