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RE: Okay all you independent contractors: hit the bricks with THI S
Subject:RE: Okay all you independent contractors: hit the bricks with THI S From:"Tulloch, Michael" <mtullo01 -at- harris -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:44:51 -0400
A Person (name deleted at said Person's request) wrote:
>
>Editors and tech writers ultimately commoditize information. As such, there is
>a perception, in some circles, of reduction in value when information is
>commoditized. Hence, in such industries tech writers may be seen as detrimental
>to business.
I know I'm new around here, but that is patently ridiculous. Understanding is
not important? If you don't make what you're doing understandable, you have no
customers, no partners, and in the end, no employees. (It's a classic case of
"information hoarding".)
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