Hi, Greg.

Tried to respond directly to your e-mail but I couldn't get through
your server ("Denied:Spam banned infoave.net"). So, responding here.

I thanked you for the info on JoAnn Hackos's free webinar coming up.

You asked, "How did you end up in a DITA users group if you don't
use DITA?"

Answer: I'm interested in the principles of modular (aka topic-
oriented) writing. It's a great way to think when planning print
documentation of any kind, which is mostly what I do, and it will
become even more important as I come into opportunities to create
online documentation.

I've only recently learned about DITA (from an article in a recent
Society for Technical Communication journal) and thought that I
might tag along with some discussions to see what I could learn
about modular writing that could be applied in nonDITA contexts. I'm
also just curious about content management in general and find it
fascinating to hear what's going on in that world.

Marcia Poulsen
Lodi, NY