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Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technical writer?
Subject:Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition for technical writer? From:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Tim Mantyla" <tim -dot- mantyla -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 May 2008 12:32:26 -0400
> Edwin,
Edwin?
> Not to be snarky, but "knowledge product"? Everything we buy or use requires
> knowledge to invent, make, buy and use.
> "Knowledge product" has the ring of marketing hooey--stuffy enough to sound
> "very important," the way many marketers want their companies to appear--but
> it doesn't describe anything specific. I'll bet it pops up on software
> marketing websites soon!
That was where I was going with my comment. It's an invented term. Don't use it.
> This definition is a tough nut to crack, as evidenced by the amount of
> discussion and disagreement. Maybe it's impossible for most of us to agree
> on a precise definition--because we're technical editors & writers, after
> all, and each has a different view based on experience, and wants to be as
> clear and precise as possible.
Yup.
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Bill Swallow
HATT List Owner
WWP-Users List Owner
Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter
STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com
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