Oh yeah. And I refuse to rejoin until the person who is Region 8 Director (or is it sponsor now?) is no longer acting in that position! Because of him, it was "no longer fun" to be an active leader, let alone member, in the organization. And although I could join any other community I wanted (say, Boston! <grin>), if I wanted to attend any local meetings, I'd have to pay. (Although not sure I'd want to since their agenda is lousy, but that is itself a whole other issue!)
STC didn't just disrespect international members. They did a real good job if disrespecting national members, who were active leaders in chapters and communities. ...sue On 5/26/07, Paula Stern (WritePoint) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snip> 3. A deep-seated anger that STC national took years and burned many people > by refusing to respect international members while using thousands of our > dollars and our membership to be able to call itself an international > organization. It finally recognized some of its mistakes...but has done > nothing to undo the damage that was caused to local groups. > 4. Politics - I can't stand the pettiness I have seen in the past and the > fact that almost every past leader here is burned out, fed up, and > disgusted. I've seen the local council go against key membership opinions > to > benefit the council members and bend by-laws so far that it is a joke. > > I believe STC national (and local) lost the interest of the ordinary > international technical writer when all it could see was itself in the > mirror. There are some small efforts it has taken to rectify this - but > for > me it is a case of too little and too late. > ______________________________________________ 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
