ssociated with our profession. Is having 10X the traffic about
it not worse than the instance of it happening?
Can we get past that there is another list and let the lists get on
with doing their thing?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with y
se rate of
the group), letters of recommendation, and samples.
Oh, well..their loss.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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> > What do others find satistying about
> > Technical Writing as a career?
I make $100,000.00 sitting on my butt.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually know
--- "Jones, Donna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -John Posada wrote:-
> > > > What do others find satistying about
> > > > Technical Writing as a career?
> >
> > I make $100,000.00 sitting on my butt.
>
>
> LOL!!! I ca
rework a
section of the diagram, then document it accurately in the manual.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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Are you a
nt crammed into a flowchart box and you don't have to
have a one-to-one relationship between a written step and a box.
In fact, in the example I gave earlier, there were probably three
flowchart elements for each written documentation step.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think
d no purpose for a wiki in the contenxt of this list
other than to fragment this list.
What would the wiki give us that we we are mising? Unless someone can
give me a current shortcoming that the wiki can fill, I won't be
participating in it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think
l-defined and
> understood. Plenty of professions already use them to vet best
I have not seen that definition.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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My department has an openning and we need to fill this before the end
of the year. If job postings are allowed, I'll include more information.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what
are about 35 minutes from NYC by commuter train and walkable from
the train station.
It's a good gig...I came in from the cold after 18 years of
consulting.
This will happen fast...we must fill it by end of year.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite ho
BTW...go through me and I can fast-track it. Go through the normal
routes and we may never even see it before the end of the year, at
which point it is too late.
--- John Posada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks for asking!!
>
> My department at EMC in White Plains NY is
ete it.
> you at the XML conference? I hope you're at least subscribed! I
> just
I don't know if I am or not. If I am, I subscribed, but then because
that model doesn't work for me, I probably stopped because I cannot
recall if I did and I haven't been there in my recoll
at the discusion is going on for
too long or that they've been offended and their feathers have been
ruffled. I guess that since they don't have interest in it, nobody
else should.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you
tions that are appropriately
> decided by a
> designated authority (style guide, for example) would not occur on
> the list,
> while expansive exchanges on other issues might proceed.
>
> Bonnie Granat
> 617-319-7461
> http://www.GranatEdit.com
>
> > -Original Messa
I don't have a problem with that...as long as any further discussion
of it comes back to the list and doesn't stay on the wiki.
--- Dana Worley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, John Posada wrote:
>
> > Does that mean that the start
People, being people, will try.
--- Bill Swallow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John, that's just it. Wiki's aren't discussion tools.
>
> On 11/29/06, John Posada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I don't have a problem with that...as long as any furt
--- Bill Swallow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use LinkedIn but have not used it for recruitment or job hunting
> purposes as of yet.
Me too/me either
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually k
> Managers just have no clue what such changes mean in
> a controlled document environment, especially when changing
> from total chaos into control. It's just an alien concept
> to them and there's no sense kicking and screaming about it.
>
Managers aren't supp
likely to be issues for us.
> A manager who just agrees to changes without considering the
> impact on any of her staff is going to have a lot
> of staff turnover, and wonder why.
>
> John Posada wrote:
>
> Managers aren't supposed to...we are.
>
> >>
executives who haven't a clue what
> their staffs will have to do to make their decisions work
> talk for a while behind closed doors and then the new
> requirements are communicated in some broadcast
> email that your immediate manager had no more idea
> was coming than you d
ine. If I can do it, I just do it. Only if I can't do it do I
make it known.
And yes, with three meetings a day, sometimes something comes down
without a hint...not often, but it does, and I deal with it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite hones
pretty much my entire point on what should happen.
> Only in my wildest fantasies do all the decisisions made go
> as I recommend, or get adjusted to suit documentation issues.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you,
he best.
In fact, I think my perm position here at EMC came through Dice.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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ct switch on a command line or in an INI file
could be the difference betwen monitoring your PC and monitoring
20,000 network elements.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've ne
> 1) It's an example. I'm amazed how drawn to nits we can be at
> times.
The quality of what we produce and the success of the result can be
determined by a nit. It's a switch we cannot always turn on and off.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, t
ry, there's always 123 Main
Street, 212-555-1212, 123-45-6789, and Acme Mfg.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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UCH a major issue and requirement.
Except our end user is not Matilda, unless she's one of the people in
the network operations center.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you&#x
. You
could mention to your managent your objections, but if s/he doesn't
do anything about it, get used to it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually
ng you're
> wondering how things work when you *are* the boss and have
> determined
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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What is TMS?
--- Bill Swallow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, this is specifically information CMS, not source/version
> control.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually know
> ...For the last two major releases, our documentation was
> ready for press before the product CDs were ready to ship.
Sean...doesn't that go without sayimg?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
ac
erious was discovered, we update the
appropriate documentation and place that on Powerlink.
To make a long story short, all docs except Installation and RN must
be ready 2 weeks before GA and Installation and RN on the GA date.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be qu
How do YOU address the period between the cutting of the gold master
CD to the availability of the distribution CDs by manufacturing?
--- "Brierley, Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A freeze. How quaint.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Pos
be wall and says "
wow, you type fast."
My response was that if every third keystroke wasn't the backspace
key, I'd actualy get some work done.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is th
laims of "technical
> difficulties." I have the feeling that they considered it my
> problem,
> not theirs. That's why I was wondering if anyone else has the same
> problems.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is tha
't we ever hear from anyone at
Adobe prior to the day software is released."
> >...from my perspective...
Gee...I'm surprised :-)
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you
th what I want to listen to and I'm finding that others want to
listen to the same things.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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y customer complaint that I COULD NOT EVEN ENJOY READING IT.
Well...THEY'll see...I'm gonna read it and be BORED! THAT will teach
them.
Dori...there is a solution to your problem with absolutely no impact
to anyone else. Get your glasses checked.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
&qu
chnical writing asociation that has rolled
out a certification program.
I see it being taken a little more seriously than I've seen in the
past, so I'm gonna see where it goes and make myself available if
anyone needs any grunt work done on this.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
&quo
r Bangalore?" and you don't want his followup
question to be "Why are you sweating?"
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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a Word
skillset.
Example...when I was taking my MCSE courses, the second one was more
on TCP/IP than OS. Of course it meant working with the Windows
OS...what are you going to work with...notepads? If someone wanted
to, they could very well port the same certification to Linux or UNIX.
John Posada
chool and has no real-world technical
writing experince."
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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er day, just as someone with a CPA
designation is not going to be happy procesing A/P invoices day after
day. Certification is for the writer who wants to be brought into an
environment that requires a wide range of skills.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quit
SMEs,
> *and* the references -- or else expect to get entry-level pay
> and benefits.
Yes...and let's add corroboration by an independent third party
> Man, I have *got* to go buy that garlic...
I didn't start this thread.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I thin
saw no heat and I wouldn't call less than 24 hours
as extended.
> How about a TCP-Offline blog? Does that make any sense? I think it
No
> Thanks for listening.
I have no problemn with listening. Notice I haven't asked you to take
your thoughts offline
John Posada
Senior Tech
For writers to produce the total package, you want a writer WITH the
total package; training and experience.
> It's a mixed bag. OTJ experience without training can reinforce
> misconceptions and bad practices.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be q
cannot make as much, maximum, as the maximum for
someone designated "Senior Technical Writer".
Titles really do make a difference, no matter how glib we want to be
about the answer.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest wit
;re a "Technical Writer" or a "Text Engineer" or a "Font
> Fondler". A Senior Font Fondler will likely be making more than a
> Entry Level Font Fondler, unless there's some major overlap in the
> salary ranges.
>
> On 3/5/07, John Posada <[EM
t and leave
information presentation to those who know something about it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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In the column of the first page of each section I included a quote,
usualy similar to the following quotes:
"I don't drink...wine"
Count Dracula
"He was a wise man who invented beer."
Plato
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?"
Ste
will
> require me to be a full-fledged member of the management
> staff. It's also an exciting opportunity, and I would still
> be able to work out of my home
Follow your instincts, and yes, it does seem like a good opportunity.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They sa
or 9 hours.
Since it was internal documentation, we DID include the suggestion to
go home, have a glass of wine, see the kids, then come back 9 hours
later.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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he says.
Sue...it's just a document.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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> And it's not just a document. It's a document out of
> AuthorIT
Why should she HAVE to care what the authoring tool is?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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his target) opens in back of the source page.
She then has to minimize or move the source page to see the target
page.
She knows it has not always done it this way but doesn't remember
what she might have been doing when this first happened.
Anyone ever see this and know how to make it stop
I don't think rudness has anything to do with it. In today's society where
everyone is looking to sue everyone, the less you put on paper the less chance
someone will have to pass it to their lawyers..
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals.
ur principles and quit?
Nobody is always right. My only interest is that whatever decision s/he makes,
it appears to be in the best interest of the company/me/product and that when
the boss is wrong, s/he doesn't have a problem with admitting it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They s
are going to make
up the content that doesn't exist in the specs.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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> 1. How long is your resume?
Five pages
> 2. In your opinion, is there a maximum length a resume
> for someone in our field should be?
Long enough to include what you want to say and not one line longer.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. M
, the longest was three months, and I was being picky, so why fix
something that ain't broke.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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> Why not just replace whatever's in your five-page resume with THAT
> paragraph?
It's also not nearly complete.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
- Original Message
From: Andre
> Why not just replace whatever's in your five-page resume with THAT
> paragraph?
Seriously? Not enough content for the HR and agency search engines to grab onto.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good.&q
> Ah yes, we can't forget about buzzword bingo can we... which you need
> to be able to play with every resume (otherwise it may never get past
> initial screening).
I don't make the rules :-)
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is
the UNIX experience, moved me
up several notches...some of our apps are installed on UNIX, nowhere was UNIX
mentioned.
So, no...between real-life instances where a very detailed resume got me gigs,
vs several people saying "I don't like resumes longer than two pages", I'l
oject.
Where did this 2-page standard come from, anyway? Is the person behind a 2 page
resume also automatically a more qualified writer than one with a 3 page
resume?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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you
stop reading and make the call. If you aren't sure, you can check further to
see the person has a particular skill that rings your bell.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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ll is
coming in, but I will check it's called ID and if it's important, I will excuse
myself from the table and answer it.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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> Doesn't the word "Scrum" sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process
> by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but "Agile scrum" sounds
> even worse. Ick! :-)
It's the perfect word for what it is. However, you have to be familiar with
Rugby
hen you chose to not renew, you
lost the platform.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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r withdrawl as complaints
later after you leave. You get involved, you push for change. You
withdraw, you watch from the sidelines
I could go back and forth on the rest of the issues, but I think you
aren't going to agree with my logic. Therefore, I'll just say that I
maintain my positi
> Last I heard, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. And
> until any of us have walked in Paula's shoes, I think it's plenty
> disrespectful to discredit her opinion.
You know what they say about opinions.
> Paula was very active in STC, and very vocal about her issues. But STC neve
> Last I heard, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. And
> until any of us have walked in Paula's shoes, I think it's plenty
> disrespectful to discredit her opinion.
You know what they say about opinions.
> Paula was very active in STC, and very vocal about her issues. But STC neve
> As far as *my* right to criticize STC, you baffle me. I was a member of
> STC for several years; eventually, I quit. Are you saying that I
> shouldn't share my experiences with other TWs?
There's a difference between being constructive and destructive when you do it.
ey should promote the
skills of technical writing to the people who use us. As corporations use more
writers, those writers will turn around and make the Society stronger.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
S
> every day. It is a shame, however, that many of us are still fighting
> the fingers-on-keyboard vs. are-we-working-or-not battle. Yikes.
Where ARE these companies. I've contracted for 18 years at over 12
gigs and including those 12 and
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unce the meeting. We do two notifications per month of
about 450 addresses (350 are members). We usually get 30-40 to a
meeting, but the number has slowly been increasing.
There would be a cost and we can discuss that.
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t
> people appointed despite being incompetent, or for political or
> nepotistic reasons.
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ocumentum vendor says. The problem is, "a good program to use" can mean
different things to different people. You may only need 10% of the
integration reqiurements, and someone else may need 90% of the integration
requirements.
BTW...speaking for the Documentum group of my company (we o
FM documents have some characteristics that are different than Word that add
a CMS twist. From a CMS perspective, FM documents resemble webs more than
documents. Each .fm file can have dependencies on graphics and text inserts
that are in lower directories. To integrate an FM file in a CMS systrem,
08, Suzette Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I get more out of this list (and a couple of others) than I've ever gotten
> from STC. I like your point that I can always attend a meeting as a
> non-member. I'll keep tha
money if you
> don't get anything for it.Or "perceive" you don't. Which is much the same
> thing.
>
> ...sue
>
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
> NYMetro STC President and Program Chair
>
> - Said the Zen master to the hot dog vendor "
gs when they don't see
the support from the people they are trying to serve, and the best indicaror
is membership.
> If you could join locally withoiut having to join the national
organization, I'd reconsider.
BTW...there is nothing from stopping a chapter from doing th
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