[HPFGU-OTChatter] spelling error/jobs (was: A couple of replies)

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- Angela Boyko <aboyko at nb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
<snip>
> 
> * Michela ranted about fanfic chock full of spelling
> errors and
> disclaimers:
> 
> It just reflects rather harshly on
> the author.  It says "Hi! I'm lazy and I don't care
> about how I look!" 
> It's like knowing that the author hasn't showered in
> a week, hasn't
> brushed their teeth in two months, never combs their
> hair and has a
> keyboard covered in food stuff.  That doesn't make
> the person sound
> attractive and neither do misspellings.
> 
> <><><><>
> 
> Michela, you rock! You've managed to put into words
> why I constantly
> grind my teeth about sloppily designed websites. Not
> just fan sites, but
> corporate. 
> 
> During my times of unemployment, I fantasized about
> going through the
> local paper, circling all the spelling and grammar
> errors, and walking
> into the paper's office to demand a job as a
> proof-reader. :-)
> 
> Angela
> 
This is weird - I've done that! Two summers ago we had
a new GLBT paper in town and when they started up they
were chock full of errors (mostly due to the fact that
the owners/editors were francophone and so were most
of the freelance writers). Anyway, I knew the owners
from my involvement with the Pride Festival so one day
I just marched myself into Rob's office with the
latest issue (complete with red marks throughout!) and
told him he needed me. He hired me on the spot and I
worked there part-time until the magazine folded. I
still can't read anything without noticing spelling
mistakes!

Sheryll

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