Re: TECH. WRITING SURVEY - OPINIONS REQUESTED

[Mike Collier - SSG <MikeCol -at- SBSERVICES -dot- COM>]

>       jack w. bonney[SMTP:ssi_can -at- istar -dot- ca] wrote:
>
>we

Who exactly is "we"?

>are conducting research into the work undertaken by "technical
>writers", either as employees or under "freelance contractors".

If you are conducting research, shouldn't you be stating the specifics
of what you are investigating if you want useful answers? It sounds more
like you're interested in collecting opinions than doing research.

>
>Then we would appreciate receiving your knowledgeable comments and opinions
>on any or
>all of the following observations:

Maybe points 1 and 2 from your post are worth discussing since they, at
least somewhat vaguely, refer to research that was (maybe) published
somewhere.

As for the remainder, you're asking people to respond to (mainly) vague
generalizations.  I don't see what you can expect to generate from this
other than rants, flames, and counter-flames.
>
>we will appreciate your contributions and comments; copies of our
>findings will be sent to all participants who request.

What "findings" can come out of this other than more opinions?


>Michael Collier
>mikecol -at- sbservices -dot- com
>SOFTBANK Services Group
>Buffalo, NY
>http://www.sbservices.com
mailto:MikeCol -at- sbservices -dot- com

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