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Re: What a drag (on technical writing) <---- stupid
Subject:Re: What a drag (on technical writing) <---- stupid From:"Smith, Martin" <smithmr -at- ENCORP -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:17:20 -0700
Is that really necessary. After enduring endless discussions, month
after month, about the merits of using one or two periods, Mr. Plato's
posts are the only ones that I read on a regular basis. I appreciate his
no nonsense approach. I too have encountered employers that, for good
reason, have a very poor opinion of technical writers in general. I have
also worked for companies that tossed the resume of anyone proclaiming
membership in STC as a matter of policy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Barefoot [mailto:dbarefoot -at- MPS-CANADA -dot- COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 4:09 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: What a drag (on technical writing) <---- stupid
Dear Mr. Ray,
Does Mr. Plato have some sort of pass that permits him to be repeatedly
irritating, irrelevant and incendiary? If so, may I have one too, so
that I
might reply to him on equal footing? Or, conversely, perhaps you could
explain to him the difference between irony and idiocy. Better yet, kick
him
off the listserv.
