atw: Re: Job ads on austechwriter [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

 
I like seeing the ads too, usually the subject line lists what city
they are in so you can instantly delete any that aren't in your
vicinity.  It gives you a sense of how buoyant the market is.  Early
alert of opportunities, saves trawling through SEEK, agencies, etc.
 
I think the face of the crumpet is the side with the pock marks.
Matilda

>>> Elizabeth_Fullerton@xxxxxxxxxxx 8/06/07 9:19 am >>>

Personally, I like seeing the ads - I'm not actively looking at the
moment, but it's good to get an idea of what's around.
 
Btw, which side of the crumpet is the face?
 


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Maybe we need to agree as a group on our attitude to job ads on this
list. The information about the list says: 
This list is a forum for technical writers to discuss the theory and
practice of technical communication. The forum will become an archive of
useful tips and solutions regarding workflow queries, software usage,
project planning, documentation standards...indeed anything of relevance
to the profession of technical authoring. 

It doesn't mention job ads, though the last part is pretty vague. 

I don't mind the current quantity of ads - and I'd hope that the
posters of the ads to this list might know a bit more about what tech
writers do. But I can imagine it could reach an annoying level and then
we might have to reassess the situation. 

Rereading the information I just quoted, I can't now resist observing
that it starts of with 'technical writers', then moves to 'technical
communication' and then finally to 'technical authoring'. Are there some
subtle distinctions being made here, or was the author just using what
Fowler called 'elegant variation'? 

Oh dear, here I go again. Some of us just can't read any piece of text
without subjecting it to a critical analysis. (My toaster said 'Crumpets
face inwards' and I started wondering whether it was an exhortation to
the crumpets or a notional definition of the nature of a crumpet. Yes,
maybe I do need to get a life.) 

Howard 




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