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Subject:Andrew Plato pontificates on STC From:"Guy K. Haas" <ghaas -at- selectica -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:08:46 -0800
Andrew Plato wrote:
. . .
>
> Furthermore, STC meetings are typically 9/10ths people trying to sell you
> something and 1/10th drinking watery coffee. Attending them does not in anyway
> make you a better writer.
Andrew --
What STC meetings are you referring to?
Chapter meetings?
SIG meetings?
What chapter(s)?
Over what span of time? (given that, for any given chapter, one
volunteer or team is typically responsible for setting up
a year of periodic, typically monthly, meetings)
--Guy K. Haas ghaas -at- selectica -dot- com
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