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Subject:Re: Certification -- take 2,577 From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:54:12 -0700
They could sell license plate frames... (jumping the gun on Friday here).
Gene Kim-Eng
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Lynne Wright
<Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tiburoninc -dot- com>wrote:
> I'm not going to argue with what you're saying, in terms of certification
> being largely a sham -- a pretty bauble that people use to market
> themselves as being part of some kind of shadow elite.
>
> But if we're going to accept that premise -- and it seems that's the core
> of many of the arguments against it -- then the STC might as well toss out
> the whole application process, and just say you can put "STC Certified" on
> your cv and we'll back you up, as long as your annual dues are paid up.
>
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