There's no organization comparable to the AMA for tech writers because the two professions are totally dissimilar -- not only in people's subjective view of them, but also in their objective natures.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jack DeLand > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:33 AM > To: raj nair > Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com > Subject: Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain? > > ... That said, I don't disagree with those that say this is a > profession with all its attendant rights and privileges and > point up all the good that we do for the corporation. I > think tech writing is still in the nebulous stage that > doctoring was in back in the mid19th/early 20th century - > it's struggling to be recognized as a true profession, but > not there yet. There is no organization comparable to the > AMA to take us all the way, and I say this as a senior member > of STC. It's been 56 years now... > This message contains confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing, copying, electronic storing or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify us, by replying to the sender, and delete the original message immediately thereafter. Thank you. ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
