On 10/31/07, Janani Gopalakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frankly, we freelancers have a bit of power in our hands in that respect -- > to say "NO!" We may not be able to avoid such cuts by the uber-editor. But > when that happens, we can always go back to the editor and say, "Next timeat > you do that, I won't write for you!"
Well said! :-) It always feels good when i see that people are willing to take a stand to do the right thing :-) >Or, where we think that won't have any > effect, just ignore the publication. I might not be a *big* writer and my > cold shoulder might not even be noticed, but at least, as a writer, I have > the satisfaction of ensuring quality. i would say its more about ethics rather than quality in this case. > One publication I stopped writing for (because they randomly snipped > paras -- I waited till two such instances, to give them the benefit of > doubt) although the name would have looked good in my resume, is The Hindu. > And one publication where I've not had that problem with is Linux For You > and its sister publications -- they've (almost) always cooperated and sent > me the final draft for checking (post editing) -- so there aren't any rude > surprises when I see the work in print! This is indeed VERY useful information and its wonderful that you are sharing it with all of us. Thanks!!! i sincerely hope people - ESPECIALLY ``experienced" people who keep talking to the media are listening. > And frankly, the interviewees also have a role to play here. Every time they > find a misinterpretation by the author, they *must* write to the editors and > bring it to their notice -- because, whether it was the author's mistake or > the editor's random editing, they will at least know that > interviewees/readers object to such practices! i second that. > It's like the choice between FOSS and proprietory. Here, it's a choice > between quality and money/reputation. Err... i wouldn't use that analogy as FOSS - Free and Open Source Software is literally translated as being about about Freedom and Quality. Regards, - vihan -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
