• wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
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    … What? No, if you need to edit poor wording you add a note establishing that the editor missed a section of poor wording, and that section has been revised.

    You want to do stealth edits? We call those first drafts, and they arent published. Want to hide your edit history? Edit before you post.

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      People can make mistakes and miss things you know.

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        And there is nothing wrong with that, nor is there anything wrong in admitting your mistakes

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          Nothing wrong with admitting your mistakes, but also seems to me that you should be able to fix them without publicly announcing it.

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            Not in the news world. Corrections need to be made so people don’t go around spewing nonsense.

            EDIT: And those corrections need to be bold and assert themselves. You can’t simply change your words and expect people to find the corrections themselves. That is too much work for the reader, and stating corrections is VERY easy for the publisher.

            • Ludwig van Beethoven@sh.itjust.works
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              This. My national news agency publishes corrections like in ye olden days with ye olde telex: separate issue

              example would be:

              CORRECTION - President denounces war in Israel

              BULLETIN - President denounces war in Isral

              listed separately, added in their own archives etc.

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            also seems to me that you should be able to fix them without publicly announcing it.

            You would seem to be wrong then lol. News has standards higher than Uncle Joe’s Truckin’ Blog™ or someone’s Aunt’s Facebook post.

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            There is no whiteout.

            You will strike thru the error using a single line, leaving the error legible. Then amend the document with the valid information and initial the change as authorized.

            You then submit the new draft, with visible corrections, to be published.

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              That’s exactly how they taught us in nursing school. If you try and hide the mistake by “scratching” it out, it’s assumed that you’re hiding something. A single strike thru with an initial; owning your mistake. Mistakes are expected, and so is being honest about it. Makes you think twice before writing anything half-assed

              Granted, most of us don’t do paper-charting anymore; but the EMR still tracks any addendum. Don’t go writing bullshit that you’re unable to explain

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                Same with engineering type courses too. And all my science labs. And any contracts job forms etc. I’m constantly trying to get apprentices to break the habit of scratching things out. We dont destroy information. What if you were wrong about being wrong? And write units for things and not just numbers dammit.

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        You should ad an edit to this comment:
        Like this:

        Edit:

        People can make mistakes and miss things you know.

        This is an example where I am objectively wrong and I apologize.