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Subject:Re: [Fwd: Re: Is this really a tech writing job?] From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:36:11 -0800 (PST)
>...and how much they can corrupt the writing profession.
You don't think we're doing that much better than anyone else does?
Right now, anyone with a copy of Word can call themselves a technical
writer. We've seen them on this list. I think we need to build that
credibility from the inside out.
They don't do it because we don't stop it. Why don't we stop it?
Because those already inside are afraid that they won't be able to
stand up against the standards that we should be establishing, so
they scream against it.
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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built
the Titanic.? - Dave Barry
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