Sean's got a good point, but I'm not sure that it works as a recruiting message: "Come join our organization and improve it!"
Anyway, it was STC's publications, not its competitions, that led me to drop my membership. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brierley, Sean > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TCP] What did you learn when you participated in the > > It might be a poorly designed process, depending on the chapter, > depending on your perspective. > > However, that's a challenge to work on improving the process, right? > > I firmly believe technical writers can learn by judging, learn from > their peers, learn about techniques, hone their editing skills. > > And, I firmly believe the formal recognition of a technical > documentation is good for the technical writers who authored it. > > Thus, I believe it is much better to have the competition than not to. > So, back to the challenge... STCers need to do more than pay their > dues, they need to step up and provoke improvement. > 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. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
