Re: Expectations (possible rant - it IS Friday!)

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> But that first thought, Gene, is based on a misconception of the nature
> of craft--a common misconception, to be sure.
> 
> Tech writing IS a craft, and the bulk of the traffic on this list, no
> matter what the specific subject, is about individuals gaining insight
> into and mastering craft skills--whether the specific skills in question
> involve tool use or audience analysis or project management or mastery
> of arcane subject-matter or....

Any discipline can be argued as a craft. The words we use to describe
what we do are unimportant. The results are the only things that
matter. If results are late or results are poor, well, the rest is all
moot now, isn't it?

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