RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?

Subject: RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?
From: "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>
To: "Ron Hearn" <RHearn -at- cucbc -dot- com>, "Techwr-l" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:48:37 -0500

You guys are killing me.

How about, you "specialize" in writing documentation.

Whereas I...simply write it?

That's it. I need a cigarette and a beer. Now.

-- Craig



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Hearn [mailto:RHearn -at- cucbc -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:52 PM
To: Techwr-l
Cc: Cardimon, Craig
Subject: RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?


So where does that leave me as a Documentation Specialist?

Ron Hearn
Documentation Specialist
MemberDirect(r) Product Development
phone: 604 730 6391
email: rhearn -at- memberdirect -dot- ca
website: memberdirect.ca


-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
Of Lauren
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:40 AM
To: 'Hickling, Lisa (TOR)'; 'Techwr-l'
Cc: 'Cardimon, Craig'
Subject: RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?

Ohhh! That reminds me of the Dilbert cartoon. Alice is typing away and
I think it's Wally who walks by and says something to the effect,
"You're a technical writer, right? Isn't that just a word processor?"
Alice feverishly picks up the pace of her typing and scowls at her
monitor.

Yeah, no, I'm definitely not a documentation writer; not if it's going
to be associated with being a word processor. I remember when the job
title "Desktop Publisher" got a little popularity. It pretty much stood
for anyone that could use Microsoft Office to produce a document or
presentation with graphics.

Lauren

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> ] On Behalf Of Hickling, Lisa (TOR)
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:26 AM
> To: Techwr-l
> Cc: Cardimon, Craig
> Subject: RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?
>
> Everyone who's been introduced to word processing is a "Documentation
> Writer" of sorts. Are you sure that's what you want your coworkers to
> be nodding to?
>
> Lisa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cardimon, Craig
>
> Coworkers might not know what a "technical writer" does, but they all
> nod when they hear the word "documentation writer."

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RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?: From: Lauren
RE: Technical Writer or Documentation Writer?: From: Ron Hearn

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